A new study has found that a novel discourse treatment improved the communication abilities of people with aphasia, a language disorder commonly resulting from stroke. Aphasia is a condition that ...

Expressive aphasia — which includes Broca’s aphasia — is when a person understands speech but has difficulty speaking fluently. Some people can say short phrases but leave out small words such as “the ...

Compared with standard intensive speech and language therapy (iSLT) alone, right-sided cervical C7 neurotomy combined with iSLT significantly improved language function in patients with chronic ...

Approximately 40 percent of stroke survivors experience aphasia, a language impairment that can affect their speech production and comprehension as well as writing and reading. In half of these cases, ...

Editor's note: Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is "stepping away" from his career in film and TV after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family announced on March 30, 2022. In a message posted on Instagram, ...

Bruce Willis’ family shared last week that he was one of the millions of people diagnosed each year with aphasia, an impairment that alters a person’s ability to speak or read Julie Mazziotta is the ...

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 ...