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Learn more about Aphasia
Content updated on Nov 2, 2022
What is aphasia?
Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to areas of the brain that produce and process language. It can occur suddenly after a stroke or head injury or develop slowly from a growing brain tumour or disease. A person with aphasia can have trouble speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language, and the severity can vary.
Symptoms of aphasia
Unable understand what people were saying
Often hear sounds even though there is nothing there
Questions your doctor may ask to check for aphasia
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose aphasia
Have you ever had a situation where you could not understand what people were saying?
Do you often hear sounds even though there is nothing there?
Treatment for aphasia
Threatment involves treating the underlying cause and speech therapy.
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Diseases related to Aphasia
References
Marshall CR, Hardy CJD, Volkmer A, Russell LL, Bond RL, Fletcher PD, Clark CN, Mummery CJ, Schott JM, Rossor MN, Fox NC, Crutch SJ, Rohrer JD, Warren JD. Primary progressive aphasia: a clinical approach. J Neurol. 2018 Jun;265(6):1474-1490. doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-8762-6. Epub 2018 Feb 1. PMID: 29392464; PMCID: PMC5990560.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00415-018-8762-6
Orchardson R. Aphasia--the hidden disability. Dent Update. 2012 Apr;39(3):168-70, 173-4. doi: 10.12968/denu.2012.39.3.168. PMID: 22675888.
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Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
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