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 ...

Language therapy may help a person recover from aphasia. Some people may have a partial recovery, while others may recover fully. The time it takes to recover from aphasia can vary for each person.

Through the Stroke Hero Awards, the American Stroke Association highlights the powerful stories of survivors of stroke, caregivers and community champions.

Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S., and for many survivors and families, the hard work ...

Living with aphasia has been compared to living in a country where you don’t speak the language. Gestures, sign language or other forms of communication may not be much help. And the people who want ...

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 ...

Global aphasia is a disorder caused by damage to the parts of your brain that control language. A person with global aphasia may only be able to produce and understand a handful of words. Often, they ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting after he was diagnosed with a language disorder called aphasia. Willis' diagnosis is raising awareness about research and resources in the ...

The M.D. Steer Speech, Language, and Swallowing Clinic offers many programs, including an adult language program for clients with language difficulties following stroke or other brain injuries. The ...

Celebrity came late in life to 80-year-old Byron Peterson, a Las Vegas man left with a rare speech disorder after suffering a stroke 11 years ago. The Sun City Summerlin resident has a condition ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The aphasia community hopes Bruce Willis' diagnosis will help reduce the stigma of invisible illnesses and lead to better ...

Anomic aphasia causes problems in naming objects when speaking and writing. But it’s one of the mildest forms of aphasia, and there are treatments that can help. Anomic aphasia is a language disorder ...