Misunderstandings and lack of information about aphasia can cause people to draw conclusions about cognitive ability, such as in the situation with Joe Biden, who has a history of stuttering.

Action-movie star Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with the brain disorder called aphasia, his family said Wednesday. The condition affects about 2 million Americans, ...

Expressive aphasia — which includes Broca’s aphasia — is when a person understands speech but has difficulty speaking fluently. Some people can say short phrases but leave out small words such as “the ...

Aphasia is a language disorder. It affects how you speak and understand language. People with aphasia might have trouble putting the right words together in a sentence, understanding what others say, ...

Gabby Giffords represented Arizona’s 8th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2012. With the recent news that Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with aphasia, many people are ...

(Bravo via Getty Images) Being able to communicate, from finding the right words to just being able to read and write, is something that most people take for granted. However, for those who suffer ...

People who have aphasia can have trouble with things like speaking, reading, or listening. Research estimates about 1 million people in the United States are living with aphasia. There are two ...

Aphasia and dysarthria both occur due to damage in the brain, but while aphasia causes difficulty in expressing and understanding speech, dysarthria causes difficulty controlling muscles necessary for ...

About 200,000 people in the U.S. develop aphasia every year, according to NIH. The family of Bruce Willis shocked his fans Wednesday when they announced the actor is "stepping away" from his career ...

Bruce Willis, the 67-year-old star of numerous classic blockbusters from “Die Hard” and “Armageddon” to “The Sixth Sense,” announced on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with aphasia and will be ...

Bruce Willis was having cognitive issues on the set of his recent films, and was unable to remember his lines before his family stepped in “to take care of him,” a source told Page Six. On Wednesday, ...