Anomic aphasia involves difficulty finding the right word when speaking or writing. Learn more about its causes, diagnosis, and treatment options here.

Q I suffered a stroke about a year ago and have completed outpatient rehab. I have been having a problem understanding speakers at an event. I hear the sounds but can’t understand all the words. Do ...

Bruce Willis: A new home allows his friends and family to visit freely and keeps the space full of “love, warmth, care, and laughter.” AFP Actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, which ...

DEAR DOCTORS: I suffered a stroke about a year ago and have completed outpatient rehab. I have been having a problem understanding speakers at an event. I hear the sounds but can’t understand all the ...

Wernicke’s aphasia is a language disorder that makes it hard for you to understand words and communicate. This disorder is caused by damage to the part of your brain that controls language. It leads ...

Aphasia affects the speech, language processing and reading skills of about 2 million people in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. The communication disorder occurs most ...

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical ...

Traditional talk therapy uses verbal communication to help people gain insight into their thoughts, feelings and behaviors and to learn coping strategies. But some people don't feel comfortable ...

Aphasia is a language disorder. It affects how you speak and understand language. People with aphasia might have trouble putting the right words together in a sentence, understanding what others say, ...

Stroke-induced aphasia significantly impacts communication and quality of life. Despite the standard treatment being speech and language therapy, outcomes vary, highlighting the need for additional ...

Background Aphasia is a language disorder resulting from acquired brain damage that affects oral language comprehension and expression, as well as reading, writing, and gesture [1]. Along with ...

A new AI-based tool can translate a person's thoughts into continuous text, without requiring the person to comprehend spoken words. This latest advance suggests it may be possible, with further ...