What is aphasia?
Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language. For most
people, these are areas on the left side (hemisphere) of the brain. Aphasia
usually occurs suddenly, often as the result of a stroke or head injury, but it
may also develop slowly, as in the case of a brain tumor, an infection,
or dementia. The disorder impairs the expression and
understanding of language as well as reading and writing. Aphasia may co-occur
with speech disorders such as dysarthria orapraxia of speech, which also result from brain damage.
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