A new study from UC San Francisco challenges the traditional view of how the brain strings sounds together to form words and ...

As is typical in a case of Broca's aphasia, my father was not only unable to verbalize his thoughts; he was also acutely aware and disturbed by his deficit.

In a study conducted in 2012 in Congo Brazzaville, Broca’s aphasia was the most common type after stroke and had a significant impact on the patient’s quality life [5]. Aphasia-associated disability ...

FROM SINGING TO SPEAKING: WHY SINGING MAY LEAD TO RECOVERY OF EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH BROCA'S APHASIA ...

Introduction: Broca's aphasia, a condition characterized by nonfluent speech and difficulty with language production, results from focal brain damage and is most often caused by stroke. Although ...

Scientists have, for the first time, identified brain regions outside the front lobe involved in the intent to produce speech. Broca’s aphasia is caused by damage to the frontal lobe, leaves ...

A drug long used in Eastern Europe for neurodegenerative disorders but never approved in the United States was better than speech therapy alone for stroke-related aphasia.

Conclusions— Broca aphasia is more reliably associated with infarct/ hypoperfusion of Broca area in acute stroke. Many chronic stroke patients with damage to part or all of Broca area had neither ...

Expressive aphasia, also known as Broca’s aphasia, is a medical condition that affects a person’s ability to communicate verbally and in writing. It occurs when the part of the brain responsible for ...