Through an intense two-week program, students within the UWEC Speech and Language Clinic are helping community members find their words. As part of the Aphasia Project (ECAP), ...

They perform 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in second CU Boulder production, and speech therapist notes that doing this in front of an audience ‘just blows me away’ The other four children who ...

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 ...

DEAR DOCTORS: I suffered a stroke about a year ago and have completed outpatient rehab. I have been having a problem understanding speakers at an event. I hear the sounds but can’t understand all the ...

Aphasia, a language disorder often resulting from stroke or brain injury, profoundly impacts communication and quality of life. Recent advances in rehabilitation and language therapy have broadened ...

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Dr. Tom Sather, alongside UW-Eau Claire graduate students, are pioneering the university’s first intensive therapy project ...

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 ...

UM’s Big Sky Aphasia Program delivers intensive, research-based aphasia therapy and telehealth services for rural stroke ...

Anomic aphasia is a language disorder that involves difficulty finding or recalling the word a person wants to use. A person’s language comprehension, grammar, and fluency tend to remain intact.

The therapy we gave to participants had a positive effect. Lordn/ Shutterstock Aphasia can be a difficult and frustrating disability to live with, and can disrupt many aspects of a person’s life – ...