Try: Aphasia is a communication disorder it it’s a result of damage or injury to language parts of the brain aphasia is more common in older care recipients cr particularly those who have had a stroke more than 1 000 000 americans have aphasia more than those with cerebral palsy multiple sclerosis parkinson parkinson’s disease or muscular dystrophy approximately 30 of the 600 000 americans who suffer a stroke each year will acquire aphasia aphasia can affect the language centers of the brain leaving a permanent disability in areas of communication; producing and or understanding language aphasia gets in the way of a cr cr’s ability to use or understand words however aphasia does not impair the cr cr’s intelligence crs who have aphasia may have difficulty speaking and finding the right words to complete their thoughts the cr may also have problems understanding conversation reading and comprehending written words writing words and using numbers information references adapted from www webmd com

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Keywords: Aphasia speech loss stroke

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