In March 2022, actor Bruce Willis’ family announced that he was retiring from acting after an aphasia diagnosis. This announcement drew national attention to aphasia and its impact on people’s quality ...

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Expressive aphasia can happen after brain damage and may affect your ability to speak or write. A few signs include using short phrases and substituting words with similar sounds or meanings.

Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a medical condition that leaves patients struggling to understand language and communicate. The TV star was also diagnosed with ...

In recognition of National Speech-Language-Hearing Month (May), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Unified Voices Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives are ...

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 ...

Aphasia is an acquired language disorder, most often resulting from stroke or brain injury, that disrupts the ability to speak, understand, read and write. Rehabilitation strategies aim to restore ...

Aphasia affects about 2 million Americans. It’s more common than Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy. According to the National Aphasia Association (NAA, nearly 180,000 Americans ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Aphasia is a loss of language abilities that makes it hard for one to speak. It can be caused by a brain injury from a car accident, concussion, stroke, or even brain cancer.

Legendary actor Bruce Willis announced Wednesday his departure from the big screen following his diagnosis with aphasia, which is "impacting his cognitive abilities," his family said in a statement.