Aphasia came to the forefront of conversation Wednesday after actor Bruce Willis announced he had the condition, but it’s something Julius Fridriksson has been intimately familiar with for years. As ...

This is stroke awareness month. One possible long-term complication of stroke is aphasia. The disorder gained awareness when Bruce Willis was diagnosed. Aphasia is a language disorder that occurs when ...

Aphasia affects the speech, language processing and reading skills of about 2 million people in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. The communication disorder occurs most ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Inside Texas Tech’s Maedgen Theatre, the finishing touches are put on an upcoming show it is part of a two-week camp. It is for people recovering from strokes or living with ...

MARIETTA – Many people finish school, look and settle into jobs and careers, land promotions, get married, travel and have children in their 20s. And in 2011, Marietta native Christine Huggins was no ...

So apparently my mom had a "minor stroke" earlier this week. I've only been able to have a single ~15 minute conversation with her so far (she lives in another state), but from what I gather she's ...

Singing may be a potential tool to promote communicative and psychosocial outcomes among patients with post-stroke aphasia, researchers reported in Brain Communications. Singing may be a potential ...

Actors Bruce Willis, left, Emilia Clarke and Sharon Stone have all been diagnosed with aphasia. (VCG via Getty Images, left; Vianney Le Caer / Invision /AP, center; Evan Agostini / Invision /AP, right ...

The role of spirituality in post-stroke aphasia recovery has been ignored despite its potential contribution to positive health outcomes, particularly stroke recovery. The present study examines the ...

Sean Maloney, recovering stroke victim and former executive vice president and chairman of Intel China, will speak on learning to talk again. The luncheon honors HARC founder Blair Justice for his ...

Tom Cariveau set a basket full of pamphlets on the table. "This is my homework basket," he said. Cariveau, 54, Grand Forks, isn't completing homework for a grade. It's part of his recovery. Nov. 8, ...