DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She’s in speech therapy, but could you please tell me more about this side effect of a stroke? ANSWER: Aphasia ...

In 1983, Howard Blatt was a middle-aged married father working as an electrical engineer at MIT when he collapsed in his kitchen. He'd had a stroke. That health catastrophe left him with a paralyzed ...

Primary progressive aphasia is a rare type of aphasia that is caused by brain atrophy. It’s associated with dementia. While there’s no cure, treatment can help with its progression. Share on Pinterest ...

Aphasia is a condition that can affect a person's ability to communicate. To better understand the condition, the Mayo Clinic News Network reached out to Dr. Hugo Botha, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, ...

JUDY CRANE KNOWS SHE’S A WALKING MIRACLE. WHEN YOU GET GO THROUGH AN AORTIC DISSECTION AS WELL AS A STROKE AND YOU’RE STILL HERE, YOU KIND OF GO, YOU KNOW, THERE MUST BE A REASON WHY AFTER HER STROKE ...