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Aphasia
Aphasia is a condition characterized by an inability to speak or to speak in a way that can be understood by others. However, usually, mental faculties are intact. It often accompanies stroke or traumatic brain injury. It is treated non-medically by speech therapists. However, the problems of aphasics are wide-ranging because third parties, such as commercial establishments do not have the desire or ability to deal with sufferers.
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What are 5 ways to cure Aphasia?
There is currently no cure for Aphasia, but there are various medical treatments and therapy methods which may alleviate the symptoms and contribute to recovery.
What are the lyrics to the song Sidetracked by the band Aphasia?
A sorry thought occurred to me,
magnified by its blatancy:
How come I've never written something soft and sentimental,
from me to you, to say that I loved you?
And I still do, but I'm always getting sidetracked,
And I've failed even though I've tried
To weave a web of words to capture you.
How do you know, how do you know
I'll ever come around and treasure what I used to ignore
How do you know, how do you know [oooo]
I'm letting you down; you're letting me stay.
So tell me what you see in me to give you that kind of faith...
How do you know that it'll all be okay?
Then once upon a lonely night,
Pen and paper spelled your plight,
But then I tossed it aside
for something tangled up in rhyme
and strangled in the metaphor, baby,
I'm a fool, 'Cause I'm always getting sidetracked;
I'm ashamed that I have hardly even tried
to scrawl a single syllable for you [oooo, yeah]
How do you know, how do you know
I'll ever come around and treasure what I used to ignore
How do you know, how do you know [oooo]
I'm letting you down; you're letting me stay.
So tell me what you see in me to give you that kind of faith...
How do you know that it'll all be okay?
Take a look down at the Old Bay Bridge tonight.
Two A.M., but her face still bathed in light.
[It's the view] from the place I first gave you my three word plight*
Take a look down at the Old Bay Bridge tonight.
Three A.M., but our lips still locked despite.
Look at her now! On top of the world!
She's stoic and strong.
Let's take a walk down to the Old Bay Bridge Tonight
Start again, amend, on the other side.
On second thought...I'm ready to run, now.
Baby, where have you been?
Sidetracked...but I'm back again.
How do you know, how do you know
How do you know, how do you know
How do you know, how do you know
I'll ever come around and treasure what I used to ignore
How do you know, how do you know [oooo]
Now, I'm letting you, I'm letting you down; so how do you know?
I'm letting you down. So how do you know?
*When they originally posted the lyrics, it was slightly different, I copied this using that original [which was in all caps] and the original song itself which changes this word from "pledge" to "plight." I've never heard them live, sadly, so not sure if they use both versions interchangeably. I just have both old sets.
What happens when someone suffers broca's aphasia?
Broca's aphasia occurs when a patient suffers a brain injury that results in damage to the frontal brain lobe that controls language capabilities. As a result, patients encounter extreme difficulty with written and spoken language and are frequently unable to complete a sentence without extreme exertion of effort.
Which of the following parts of the brain would a lesion most likely result in aphasia?
Wernicke's Area
Why do you have nominal aphasia after an ocular migraine?
Aphasia is simply another symptom in the migraine with aura spectrum. Since you have ocular migraines - your brain is definitely going through the aura process, which means you can be hit by a variety of symptoms that are not visual.
Aphasia is primarily caused by stroke (a cardiovascular accident), however, it can also be caused by a brain tumor, traumatic injury or infection.
How can a pastor counsel someone suffering from aphasia?
Naturally, that is the basis that all religions work on.
The pastor should work with medical experts who are well versed in treating victims suffering from brain damage. This should enable to pastor to learn the extend of the damage and provide an operational basis for communication between the pastor and the victim.
What impairments are common to people with brocas aphasia?
Individuals with Broca's aphasia often experience difficulty in producing speech, leading to non-fluent, effortful, and grammatically simplified language. They may struggle with forming complete sentences and often omit small connecting words, resulting in telegraphic speech. Despite these challenges, their comprehension of language typically remains relatively intact, allowing them to understand others better than they can express themselves. Additionally, patients may exhibit frustration due to their communication difficulties.
What is the difference between dysphasia and aphasia?
A dyslexic brain has the main impairment of the (LEFT temporal lobe).
A dyspraxic brain has the main impairment of the cerebellums,
(the cerebellums are left out of sync and is usually the left one that is weakest)
(leaving the left side of the body's movements out of sync with the right side)
Similarities:
both dyslexia and dyspraxia are associated with problems in the following:
- reading/writing/and speech
- both will have problems getting ideas out of there brain and onto paper
- both affect fine motor skills
- both have problems with hand to eye co-ordination
- both struggle when interpreting left and right in day to day situation's (may cause a child/adult to write some numbers and letters backward common examples (3, E, B, D, F, S, P)
- both affect the speed in which we learn and improve
- both also do not mean you will never be able to write properly or read properly as they are only learning difficulty's
- both can also have short attention spans (more so in dyspraxia)
- dyslexic's do not have the same amount of problems with fine motor skill's that dyspraxic's do.
- dyspraxia also affects gross motor skill IE. running, walking ,riding a bike ,hitting a ball with a bat EXT.(dyslexia doesn't or very little if any).
- dyspraxic's tend to have erratic emotions (usually uncontrollable).
- 70% more dyspraxic's have sleeping problems.
- dyspraxic's can have problems with constantly over anylising things.
- unlike dyslexic's dyspraxic's can have extreme feeling of (anxious, lonely, withdrawn, and can be easily confused by every day situations)
- dyspraxics can also have very poor spatial awareness
- also dyspraxic's may have problems socialising (can feel most alone when in a group over 5 people upwards).
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.
What part of the brain would a lesion most likely result in aphasia?
Broca's or Wernicke's area.
--Allison
Nominal aphasia, also known as anomic aphasia, is primarily caused by damage to the brain areas responsible for language processing, particularly in the left hemisphere, such as the angular gyrus and posterior temporal lobe. This condition often results from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, or neurodegenerative diseases. Individuals with nominal aphasia have difficulty retrieving names of objects, people, or places, while their ability to speak fluently and understand language remains relatively intact.
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.
What is transient expressive aphasia caused by?
Transient expressive aphasia, often associated with temporary disruptions in brain function, is typically caused by factors such as transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), migraines, or seizures that impact the language centers in the brain, particularly Broca's area. These disruptions can lead to difficulties in speech production, where individuals struggle to express themselves verbally while often retaining comprehension abilities. The condition is usually short-lived, resolving as the underlying cause is addressed or subsides.
How much aphasia therapy is typically covered by insurance?
The amount of coverage for aphasia therapy will vary greatly depending on a person's health insurance coverage. Some people have no limits and can receive treatment until they are deigned to not benefit from it any more. Others may have limited treatment as small as 10 sessions per year. People who live in an area with access to a University that has a communication disorders program (i.e. Speech Pathology major) often have low cost or no cost clinics that can be a source of therapy for people who no longer have insurance coverage. There are residential aphasia programs that are also available (University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is one of the best) and offer great outcomes for individuals with all types of aphasia. This may or may not be covered by insurance. What is covered with depend largely on the individual carrier. A Speech Language Pathologist
