Aphasia is a neurocommunication disorder caused due to insult to the brain or central nervous system, specifically affecting the areas affecting language, communication, and literacy. Depending on the site and degree of the lesion, the complex framework of comprehension and expression of the individual is affected or undisturbed.
The most common cause of aphasia is stroke or traumatic brain injury. About 30–50 % of stroke survivors live depending on others with their prominent skills to perform daily activities of living affected.
The symptoms of aphasia as mentioned above, varies depending on the area and severity of the damage.
It can present itself in a combination of deficits that nearly always falls under one of the following types:
Global aphasia
Mixed transcortical
Broca’s
Transcortical motor
Wernicke’s
Transcortical sensory
Conduction
Anomic
Non- Fluent – where the speech output is restricted or disrupted
Fluent – speech output is continuous with no disruptions
Comprehensive – understands what others speak
Incomprehensive – doesn’t not understand what others speak
Once screened, the assessment of aphasia is a detailed process that covers all domains of a person’s language, literacy, and communication skills using standard test materials that will provide information on the severity of the skills affected which helps in diagnosis as well as treatment planning. Your speech therapist will cover all the aspects of evaluation and treatment to make sure to facilitate communication for living as well as tap on to retained skills! To book a consultation and get more information or to sign up for therapy CONTACT NOW
