David Van Zant of Egg Harbor Township is a participant in the Hammonton Aphasia Communication Group and manages aphasia Joint group between Adler Aphasia Center and Stockton University was created in ...

For someone with aphasia — a neurogenetic communication disorder — reading, speaking, and writing can all be difficult actions to accomplish. The Apahsia Reading Club on campus and in Iowa City seeks ...

University of Iowa speech pathologists who work with patients that have the neurogenic disorder aphasia — a condition that impairs a person’s ability to understand and express language — aim to ...

Aphasia is a language disorder that can affect a person’s use of language. It can impact their ability to speak, to understand, to read and to write, but not necessarily all of these. It often happens ...

Stroke and brain injury manifest in several ways, sometimes obviously – in difficulty enunciating words or retrieving them in conversation – sometimes subtly. My mother’s stroke left her with pure ...

Imagine for a moment being trapped in your own mind. Unable to form words, unable to understand others. Unable to successfully have your most basic needs met. For individuals with aphasia, this is how ...

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 ...

Action-movie star Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with the brain disorder called aphasia, his family said Wednesday. The condition affects about 2 million Americans, ...

Mantey, MD, DPhil Key Takeaways Primary progressive aphasia starts with trouble finding the right words and can lead to understanding and communication problems.People with Alzheimer's may have minor ...

Bruce Willis will retire from acting after being diagnosed with the condition. Here’s what we know about it. By Dani Blum Bruce Willis, the film star known for his roles in “Die Hard” and “Pulp ...

A brain disorder has sidelined actor Bruce Willis and drawn attention to a little-known condition that has many possible causes. Hollywood actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with aphasia, a ...

Hollywood heavyweight Bruce Willis has called time on his acting career following his diagnosis with aphasia. The actor's family, including his wife Emma Heming-Willis and ex-wife Demi Moore, ...