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| | Aphasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Aphasia is usually first recognized by the physician who treats the individual for his or her brain injury. | | | Aphasia therapy, provided by the speech and language therapist, strives to improve an individual's ability to communicate by helping the person to use remaining abilities, to restore language abilities as much as possible, to compensate for language problems, and to learn other methods of communicating. | | | Individuals with Broca's aphasia often have right-sided weakness or paralysis of the arm and leg because the frontal lobe is also important for body movement. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphasia
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| | eMedicine - Aphasia : Article by Daniel H Jacobs, MD |
| | This aphasia may also be seen in patients with stroke, typically those with bilateral lesions in the parieto-occipital cortex or a lesion in the left temporo-occipital cortex. | | | Aphasia is a sign as much as it is a clinical problem in its own right. | | | Therefore, left-handed individuals usually develop aphasia after a left hemispheric stroke, but the aphasia may be milder than that of right-sided involvement, and they have an improved prognosis. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic437.htm
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| | Aphasia |
| | Also, in contrast to Broca's aphasia, individuals with Wernicke's aphasia are not aware of their language errors. | | | Although there are no medical or surgical procedures currently available to treat this condition, aphasia resulting from stroke or head injury may improve through the use of speech therapy. | | | As researchers continue to learn more about the brain's structure and function, new types of aphasia are being recognized. |
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http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/aphasia.jsp
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| | Questions and Answers About Aphasia |
| | A person with aphasia may have difficulty retrieving words and names, but the person's intelligence is basically intact. | | | Improvement is a slow process that usually involves both helping the individual and family understand the nature of aphasia and learning compensatory strategies for communicating. | | | Our mission is to assist both survivors and caregivers with support and guidance, to raise awareness of aphasia, and to help people with aphasia, no matter how severe, reconnect with each other and the community. |
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http://www.aphasia.org/NAAquestions_and_answers.html
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| | Aphasia |
| | Because global aphasia affects more than one area of the brain, it can affect all language areas, and is the most severe form of aphasia. | | | People with Broca's aphasia can understand and process what others are saying, so they often become depressed and frustrated by their own inability to communicate. | | | Recovery from aphasia depends upon the severity of the brain injury. |
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http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/a/aphasia.htm
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| | Aphasia Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
| | The outcome of aphasia is difficult to predict given the wide range of variability of the condition. | | | In most cases, however, language therapy should begin as soon as possible and be tailored to the individual needs of the patient. | | | The NINDS and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders conduct and support a broad range of scientific investigations to increase our understanding of aphasia, find better treatments, and discover improved methods to restore lost function to people who have aphasia. |
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http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/aphasia/aphasia.htm
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| | Aphasia |
| | Difficulty with one or more of these skills may lead to communication breakdowns and frustrating communication for both the person with aphasia and his or her listeners. | | | The person may participate in group therapy sessions to practice conversational skills with other persons with aphasia. | | | The speech-language pathologist may lead the group through structured discussions, focusing on improving initiation of conversation, turn-taking, clarification of ideas, and repairing of conversational breakdowns. |
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http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Aphasia_info.htm
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| | Picturing Aphasia |
| | Picturing Aphasia is designed to function both as a way to raise awareness and understanding for aphasia and as a therapeutic device for people with aphasia. | | | Aphasia does not affect a persons intelligence in any way. | | | The goal of Picturing Aphasia is to allow people who have just developed aphasia an opportunity to understand that rehabilitation is not only possible but likely. |
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http://www.aphasia.tv
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| | ability's_APHASIA_links_page |
| | Aphasia is sometimes treated with surgery but if it results from a stroke it must be treated with speech therapy although there is no 'cure'. | | | Aphasia Rehabilitation at Language Care Centers - An innovative, clinically proven therapy program with locations throughout the USA, for acquired language disorders, such as aphasia, apraxia and dysarthria. | | | Dystonia Foundation - The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation supports research into and awareness of the various dystonias/dysphonias, including spasmodic dysphonia, oromandibular dystonia, and orofacial-buccal dystonia. |
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http://www.ability.org.uk/aphasia.html
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| | Aphasia: A Language Disorder |
| | In considering the effects of aphasia, a deeper analysis of the two most common forms of aphasia will be examined: Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia. | | | It is crucial to say that aphasia completely changes a person as a normal functioning human being. | | | If another form of sensory is noted, the first signal travels to the sensory association center in the parietal lobe and follows the same pathway (3). |
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http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro99/web1/Xiong.html
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Speech impairment (adult) |
| | For aphasia, family members may need to provide frequent orientation reminders, such as what day it is, because disorientation and confusion often follow the onset of aphasia. | | | Speak in a normal tone of voice (this condition is not a hearing or emotional problem), use simple phrases to avoid misunderstanding, and don't assume that the affected person understands. | | | A relaxed, calm environment where external stimuli are kept to a minimum is important. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003204.htm
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| | Expressive Aphasia (nominal or amnesic aphasia) therapy. |
| | Use them independently or with a speech therapist for aphasia therapy or language difficulties. | | | The most popular programs are aphasia therapy software for speech therapy after stroke | | | Proven, effective speech therapy programs for expressive aphasia. |
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http://www.bungalowsoftware.com/ExpressiveAphasiaTherapy.asp
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| | Aphasia Institute Welcome |
| | The video, which provides the conceptual framework for our training package, is useful for in-services to health professionals such as nurses, physicians, and social workers, in terms of motivation for expanding knowledge and skill as well as increasing awareness of the long-term psychosocial implications of aphasia. | | | This pictographic resource is designed to facilitate a conversational partnership between medical practitioners and people with aphasia. | | | Part of an interactive series of publications, this pictographic resource is designed to facilitate a conversational partnership between medical practitioners and people with aphasia. |
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http://www.aphasia.ca/training
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| | National Aphasia Association |
| | "The Aphasia Handbook : A Guide for Stroke and Brain Injury Survivors and Their Families" was edited and adapted by Martha Taylor Sarno, MA, MD (hon) and Joan F. Peters, Esq. | | | An impairment of the ability to use or comprehend words, usually acquired as a result of a stroke or other brain injury. | | | It is beautifully clear, well-organized, and sensitively written--a most valuable guidebook to living creatively with aphasia." |
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http://www.aphasia.org
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| | Aphasia Program |
| | During this process, the center also provides psychological support to clients and their family members. | | | The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Texas Woman's University has developed an alternative long-term rehabilitation model that offers an innovative, cost-efficient approach to the rehabilitation of aphasic individuals and their families - the TWU Aphasia Center. | | | Physical and occupational therapists provide assessments and make recommendations concerning clients' needs, and family members receive weekly counseling. |
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http://www.twu.edu/hs/comms/gradpgm/aphasia.htm
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| | Aphasia -- eCureMe.com |
| | Aphasia is an impairment of the ability to use or comprehend (and express) language (i.e. | | | Transient aphasia refers to a temporary condition involving problems with communication, whereas global aphasia describes a condition in which extensive portions of the brain have been damaged, resulting in severe and permanent communication difficulties. | | | Is aimed at the underlying cause, and may involve rehabilitation by a speech therapist. |
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http://www.ecureme.com/emyhealth/data/Aphasia.asp
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| | expressive aphasia - definition of expressive aphasia in Encyclopedia |
| | Comprehension is usually preserved and patients who recover go on to say that they knew what they wanted to say but could not express themselves. | | | Language is reduced to disjointed words and sentence construction is poor; a person with expressive aphasia might say "Son... | | | Expressive aphasia is an aphasia caused by damage to Broca's area in the brain; it is also known as Broca's aphasia. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/expressive_aphasia
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| | Aphasia |
| | Constant hard work and practice by the patient and the patient's family have helped to restore normal speaking ability. | | | There are many forms and degrees of aphasia. | | | For example, a patient with aphasia may be able to speak but not to form words that can be understood. |
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http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jpd3n/aphasia.html
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| | Aphasia Project: Overview |
| | This limited method of communication can be frustrating, and aphasic individuals will often lose control of conversational topics as they have less opportunity to introduce new issues and have slower communication responses than non-aphasic people. | | | We are running ongoing assessments and are working with people who have aphasia. | | | Aphasia is an acquired disorder affecting an individual's language abilities. |
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/aphasia
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| | Aphasia / Family Village |
| | The NAA makes people with aphasia, their families, support systems, and health care professionals aware of resources to recover lost skills to the extent possible, to compensate for skills that will not be recovered and to minimize the psychosocial impact of the language impairment. | | | The Aphasia mailing list was set up to share information, experiences, questions, knowledge, feelings, etc. etc. | | | Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to the brain, e.g. |
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http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_apha.htm
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| | Aphasia Hope Foundation |
| | The MSI Stroke Recovery and Aphasia Therapy Study - The University of Texas in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine and affiliates at Texas Medical Center are conducting a study of the effects of aphasia therapy after stroke on brain functioning. | | | Interested in participating in research studies and clinical trials? | | | Aphasia is a speech/language disorder that impairs a person's ability to communicate. |
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http://www.aphasiahope.org
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| | By His Side - Life and Love after Stroke |
| | Written with honesty and humor by the spouse, this book explores the difficult decisions that must be made and the wide range of emotions experienced by the spouse-caregiver. | | | Not only will families who experience communications problems after stroke learn much, so will researchers and clinicians who work with aphasic people. | | | After coping with the initial terror of the stroke, they are faced with the challenge of living with and recovering from aphasia, a communication disorder that affects a person's ability to understand, speak, read or write. |
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http://www.fastrak.com
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| | Aphasia Research |
| | Free Internet Training Programs For Persons With Aphasia and Their Trainers | | | On-line stroke support and information group designed to help everyone in the stroke family. | | | Aphasia Hope Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation that has a two-fold mission: (1) to promote research into the prevention and cure of aphasia and (2) to ensure that all survivors of aphasia and their caregivers are aware of and have access to the best possible treatments available. |
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http://www.adleraphasiacenter.org/research.shtml
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| | Triangle Aphasia Project |
| | Our mission is to serve individuals with aphasia, their families, and the community through innovative life participation approaches that maximize communicative potential and reduce barriers to social reengagement. | | | Aphasia is the result of injury to the brain from stroke, tumor and other illnesses. | | | Individuals who have aphasia may receive speech therapy in the hospital, as an outpatient or through home health. |
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http://aphasiaproject.org
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| | Aphasia Assessment |
| | Tasks which require the patient to utilize his language processing system at near capacity seem to be more effective and efficient in restoring the function of the system. | | | Differential diagnosis refers to whether patient has aphasia or aphasia plus perceptual disorders, apraxia, dysarthria, or some other brain damage. | | | Differential Diagnosis - It is necessary to determine whether a patient's language dysfunction is aphasia or something else. |
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http://www.d.umn.edu/~mmizuko/3411/may11.htm
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| | Aphasia: Specific Syndromes (Fluent) |
| | The boundary between anomic aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia is fuzzy, but classic cases of each syndrome can be readily distinguished from one another. | | | This is the most common of the fluent aphasias. | | | (This is another attribute that may cause confusion with Broca's aphasia.) The patient is aware of his paraphasic errors and will produce repeated approximations of the intended word, as if he is trying to untangle it. |
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http://www.csuchico.edu/~pmccaff/syllabi/SPPA336/336unit8.html
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| | Crossed Aphasia. Report of two cases |
| | Disorders of neuronal migration during early stages of fetal development can result in a wide range of neurologic disturbances, which may be associated with anomalous patterns of cognitive hemispheric dominance. | | | Both of our patients had nonfluent aphasia which is characteristic for crossed aphasia. | | | These cases are found interesting to be reported because it is a rare condition in clinical practice |
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http://www.med.ege.edu.tr/~norolbil/1999/NBD05299.html
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| | Einstein - Medical Rehab - Aphasia |
| | People who have aphasia may be unable to express basic needs–such as hunger–or they may use the wrong words or forget words–even the names of their children. | | | MossRehab is a leading center for aphasia research. | | | Our activities center is a place where people with aphasia can meet, socialize and use their communication skills in a supportive environment. |
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http://www.einstein.edu/yourhealth/physicalrehab/aphasia
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| | Aphasia Definition |
| | The extent to which each of these is affected depends on the location in the brain where the stroke occurred and the size of the stroke. | | | A stroke is the most common cause of aphasia, but any disease or injury that affects the language areas of the brain can result in aphasia. | | | Aphasia is an acquired language problem caused by damage to the brain in the hemisphere responsible for communication. |
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http://www.unl.edu/aphasia/defaph.html
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| | On Aphasia |
| | For example, in his explanation of aphasia, Freud introduced ideas of representation and overdetermination to describe relations of the contents of systems that were joined to form first a hierarchical nervous system and then mental systems. | | | Grossman then described how his current project evolved from his work tracing ideas in and related to Freud's writings, starting with Freud's work On Aphasia. | | | Freud subsequently pictured the organization of memory in much the same way as he had the organization of speech. |
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http://users.rcn.com/brill/aphasia.html
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| | Aphasia and Language |
| | Expressive aphasics can understand language,but can't express it. | | | Semantic Aphasia is a loss of specific information to the patient. | | | The most famous example of Broca's aphasia is Broca's patient, Tan. |
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http://pages.slc.edu/~ebj/fys/student_pages/aphasia.html
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| | MedlinePlus: Aphasia |
| | The primary NIH organization for research on Aphasia is the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | | | Aphasia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) | | | Aphasia (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aphasia.html
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| | Aphasia |
| | For stroke information, call the American Stroke Association at 1-888-4-STROKE. | | | A language professional (speech therapist) can help set up a treatment plan and help others understand the needs of a person with aphasia. | | | In other cases, a person with aphasia may have trouble talking but can understand what others say perfectly. |
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http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4485
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| | Aphasia Institute About the Institute |
| | Aphasia is an acquired disorder caused by an injury to the brain and affects a person's ability to communicate. | | | Aphasia is an acquired disorder caused by injury to the brain and affect a person's ability to communicate. | | | Sadly, aphasia can mask a person's intelligence and ability to communicate feelings, thoughts and emotions. |
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http://www.aphasia.ca/about/whatis.shtml
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| | Aphasia |
| | Confirmation of aphasia, extent of the disorder, and prediction for successful treatment may be assessed and confirmed by language tests conducted by a speech-language pathologist. | | | Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension, and leaves a person unable to communicate effectively with others. | | | Specific treatment for aphasia will be determined by your physician based on: |
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http://www.montefiore.org/healthlibrary/adult/ent/aphasia
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| | The DRM WebWatcher: Aphasia |
| | Aphasia is a language disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain from stroke, head injury, or brain tumor. | | | The Academy of Aphasia is a membership organization composed of researchers who study the language problems of people who have neurological diseases; some of these researchers also provide clinical services. | | | This section of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website briefly describes the effects of aphasia on expressive and receptive language, other conditions that may result from stroke, either by themselves or in addition to aphasia, the role of the speech-language pathologist in assessing and treating aphasia, and family adjustment issues. |
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http://www.disabilityresources.org/APHASIA.html
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| | Aphasia |
| | This is most usually the result of some kind of trauma (say, an axe to the head), but can also be produced by internal lesions (from aneurysms breaking or other hemhorrages) and brain tumors. | | | Basically, any head trauma to the left side of the brain could cause aphasia of one form or another. | | | Barring magical intervention, there is very little a person can do to recover from aphasia. |
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http://www.tesarta.com/www/resources/library/aphasia.html
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| | Neuroscience for Kids - Language |
| | Damage to the arcuate fasciculus causes a disorder called conduction aphasia. | | | Actually, people have problems communicating the emotions involved with language when they have damage to the right side of the brain in the area where on the left side it is used for language. | | | Centuries later, in 1836, Marc Dax described a group of patients who could not speak properly. |
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http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/lang.html
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| | Aphasia - Welcome to our homepage... |
| | Aphasia can also be found at BURBs - The only alternative is the mainstream! | | | Aphasia have recently been receiving air play on xfm, thanks to the widely acclaimed demo "be glad." To listen to the song, as played on the 'X-posure' show by xfm's Clare Sturgess. | | | Aphasia are currently playing live shows in London, the dates and location of which can be found on the events page of this site. |
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http://www.aphasia.co.uk
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| | Amazon.com: Fact & Fiction: Music: Aphasia |
| | `Aphasia" is what happens when you lose the ability to speak, or to remember words, so it seems an odd name choice for a band that doesn't really seem to have a lot to say. | | | aphasia has such great stage presence & is such a great band live. | | | The problem is that they sound as though have taken too much advice from their record company, or their manager, or anybody else who sees Aphasia as their own ticket to fortune and fame. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AE8FQC?v=glance
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| | aphasia at sourceforge |
| | Many applications were written for Aphasia 1, but it is now deprecated. | | | For examples of sites built with aphasia, see | | | It is "sideways-compatible" with Aphasia 1 code, so that applications can be ported in a piecemeal fashion (also, both versions still use the Aphasia 1 apache plugin). |
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http://aphasia.sourceforge.net
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| | Lingraphica |
| | Combining images, animation, text, and spoken words to provide communication for those who have lost their speech, it enables users to express their needs, thoughts, and wishes. | | | The Lingraphica is the speech-generating device designed specifically for adults with aphasia. |
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http://www.aphasia.com
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| | Aphasia Artist Info >> liveDaily |
| | The early 2000s had a few other artists poking around with Aphasia as a handle -- an avant-garde electronicist here, a death metal act there. | | | 1 Aphasia stories in the news archives >> |
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http://www.livedaily.com/artists/182403.html?t=6
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