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Should the word aphasia be capitalized?
No, because it is not a proper noun.
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What is Aphasia?
Aphasia is a language impairment caused by neurologic damage, usually to the left hemisphere of the brain. It can effect how a person comprehends language (receptive) or… uses language (expression). It can also cause a "global" impairment of language (effecting both reception and expression). Aphasia is commonly diagnosed in the early stages of recovery after a stroke or a head injury. People typically receive speech therapy to improve their language skills. Prognosis for improvement varies based on type and location of brain injury and severity of lesion. (MORE)
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Can anomic aphasia result from migraines?
Yes. For some people, during the prodrome phase of the migraine, neurological symptoms such as aphasia can occur. This is more commonly seen in hemipleglic and basilar arter…y migraines. (MORE)
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What are speech disorder treatments for aphasia?
A speech-language pathologist can perform drills and exercises with a person that include practice in naming objects and following directions to try to improve skills. Group t…herapy also is an option. (MORE)
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Can a heart attack cause aphasia?
Yes, it can. Aphasia is a speech and language disability resulting from brain damage. "Heart attack" can deprive the brain of oxygen; oxygen deprivation can damage brain… cells; the damage can cause aphasia. (MORE)
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What is multilingual aphasia?
Multilingual aphasia is a type of aphasia where someone often misspeaks by saying something in her/his native language that is semantically similar to what the person intended… to say. People with this type of aphasia do not necessarily misspeak as often in languages that are foreign to them as they do in their native language. This type of aphasia is probably caused by learning and/or acquiring too many foreign languages. Multilingual aphasia is contrasted with mathematician's aphasia, wherein a person says the exact opposite of what she/he intended to say. Mathematician's aphasia is probably caused by being good at math and/or studying math. Neither of these types of aphasia are caused by physiological damage to the language-processing hemisphere of the brain, in contrast to the two main types of aphasia and to most miscellaneous types. (MORE)
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What is shopping aphasia?
Aphasia is a condition, which affects a person's ability to communicate.This can include difficulties with: talking, understanding what people are saying, reading, writing…, numbers/telling the time/handling money (MORE)
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What are the demographics of aphasia?
About 700,000 persons in the United States have strokes every year, and one million are estimated to have aphasia.
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What is expressive aphasia?
Expressive aphasia is a neurogenic communicative disorder characterized by the inability to speak or verbally communicate. This disorder is typically associated with damage in… Broca's area in the frontal lobe of the brain. (MORE)
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What drugs can be used to treat aphasia?
To date, no pharmacological treatments for aphasia have proven effective, although a number of drugs (dopaminergic, cholinergic, and neurotrophic) continue to be investigated,… usually in conjunction with behavioral treatments for aphasia. Instead of drugs, many aphasia patients benefit from intensive speech therapy. (MORE)