What is Aphasia

Aphasia is a loss or impairment of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language, due to brain damage. It is usually a result of damage to the language centres of the brain (li...

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which is as bad as it gets, not only effects communication but the ability to do simple tasks. now, i need advice, mother is in nursing home. no one understand aphasia, what kind of dr does understand global aphasia? my mom needs a dr that will take her case and deal with her in the nursing home.
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Reply #1 - 08/16/08  2:00pm
" wow, is it me or doesnt anyone here ever had to deal with global aphasia? "
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