Aphasia Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Acute Alcohol Intoxication

When he woke up 8 h later, right-sided hemiparesis and aphasia were observed, and cerebral CT already revealed irreversible ischemic changes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Stroke

Approximately one third of people who have a stroke experience aphasia. To assess the effects of speech and language therapy (SLT) for aphasia following stroke. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

One of the most frequent symptoms of unilateral stroke is aphasia, the impairment or loss of language functions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

aphasia and AOS coexist. [doi.org]

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Traumatic Brain Injury

The result WAB for the patient showed severe aphasia, with an aphasia quotient of 45.3 percentile. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment, because the verbal auditory agnosia tends to be easily misdiagnosed as hearing impairment, cognitive dysfunction and sensory aphasia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Stabilized patients with neurorehabilitation needs may be referred to our Concussion Clinic, Aphasia (communication difficulties) Clinic, or Neuropsychology Clinic, depending [barnesjewish.org]

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Status Epilepticus

KEYWORDS: Aphasia; Diagnosis; Electroencephalogram; Prognosis; Status [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Six months later, the patient again exhibited global aphasia. Brain MRI showed tumefactive white matter lesion in the left temporo-parietal lobes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In the second patient, Broca's aphasia disappeared spontaneously. [f1000research.com]

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Alzheimer Disease

Abstract We report a 44-year-old woman, with a family history of early-onset dementia, presenting with primary progressive aphasia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In contrast to the participants with AD, the man with progressive nonfluent aphasia had no improvement in naming ability. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Another patient presented at age 54 years with logopenic progressive aphasia and, at autopsy, showed both frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions and AD. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion with Infarction

In 8 patients aphasia was only explained by a PCA territory infarct. Three patients showed features of transcortical sensory aphasia. [link.springer.com]

(a receptive aphasia similar to Wernicke's aphasia except that repetition is relatively spared); and Gerstmann's syndrome (a combination of acalculia, finger agnosia, agraphia [casemed.case.edu]

[…] if in dominant hemisphere (usually left MCA territory) Broca aphasia (lesion to inferior frontal gyrus, which is supplied by the superior division of MCA) Wernicke aphasia [amboss.com]

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Cerebral Thrombosis

Common symptoms include visual impairment, ataxia, hemiparesis, and aphasia. [symptoma.com]

[…] brain herniation Manifestations resulting from focal brain injury Seizures (35-50%) ( Stam 2005 ) Focal neurologic deficits (25-71%) – hemianopsia, contralateral weakness, aphasia [coreem.net]

This can lead to cerebral edema, infarction, or hemorrhagic infarction, which may manifest with motor and sensory deficits, cranial nerve palsy, aphasia, and seizures.3 Diagnosis [acepnow.com]

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Vascular Dementia

Transcortical sensory and motor aphasia was observed in four patients with thalamic hemorrhages and infarcts. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Exclusion criteria : cases with disturbance of consciousness, delirium, psychosis, severe aphasia, or major sensorimotor impairment precluding neuropsychological testing. [strokecenter.org]

[…] both: Memory impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or to recall previously learned information) One or more of the following cognitive disturbances: (a) aphasia [strokecenter.org]

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Epilepsy with Continuous Spike-and-Slow-Waves during Sleep

Acquired Epileptic Aphasia and Related Conditions Sorry, the book that you are looking for is not available right now. [booktopia.com.au]

As the rolandic region is part of the brain regions involved in speech production, acquired aphasia, i.e. loss of speech, can be a prominent feature in some patients. [euroepinomics.wordpress.com]

LKS is a particular presentation in which acquired aphasia is the core symptom. Seizures are not a mandatory feature. [neupsykey.com]

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Transient Ischemic Attack

Once these clinical features were taken into account, neither aphasia, dysarthria, sensory loss, blood pressure values nor the duration of symptoms were found to improve explanation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The neurological examination showed tetraplegia and hypalgesia below the C2 level, but neither facial palsy nor aphasia was found. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hanlon RE, Lux WE, Dromerick AW: Global aphasia without hemiparesis: language profiles and lesion distribution. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1999;66:365–369. [doi.org]

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Anterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion

Contralateral homonymous hemianopia Gaze preference to the ipsilateral side of stroke Aphasia, global (dominant hemisphere) Neglect syndrome (non-dominant hemisphere) High [casemed.case.edu]

Koehn J...Hilz MJ 26374302 2015 10 On clipping of anterior communicating artery aneurysm via eyebrow-lateral keyhole approach. 61 Wang H...Guo Y 26885043 2015 11 Nonfluent aphasia [malacards.org]

Large left PCA strokes may result in aphasia, whereas right PCA strokes may cause neglect. [americannursetoday.com]

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Migraine

The experiments described here were performed when the phenomena which characterize the onset of an attack, namely, scotomas, blurring of vision, paresthesias and aphasia, [archneurpsyc.jamanetwork.com]

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Rasmussen Syndrome

Additional findings include progressive hemiparesis, movement disorders, cognitive decline, as well as hemianopia and aphasia if the dominant hemisphere is affected by the [symptoma.com]

The acute phase is characterized by rapidly progressive seizures, hemiparesis, hemianopia, aphasia (if the dominant hemisphere is involved), and cognitive decline over the [visualdx.com]

He was conscious and alert with receptive aphasia. There was a decline in intellectual functions, evident by poor school reports. [njcponline.com]

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Dementia

(3) nonfluent agrammatic variant primary progressive aphasia, (4) corticobasal syndrome, (5) progressive supranuclear palsy, and (6) FTD associated with motor neuron disease [doi.org]

We present a case of memory loss and aphasia in a 72-y-old man and discuss how PET imaging supported a diagnosis of Alzheimer dementia despite conflicting clinical findings [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Diagnoses of dementia with major cognitive deficits and aphasia were established. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion

Associated clinical signs were aphasia, alexia or a neglect syndrome, hemianopia, and hemisensory loss. Hemiplegia was due to infarction in the lateral midbrain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In 8 patients aphasia was only explained by a PCA territory infarct. Three patients showed features of transcortical sensory aphasia. [link.springer.com]

Two clinical types have been reported: transcortical sensory and amnesic aphasia. [link.springer.com]

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Posterior Cerebral Artery Thrombosis

In 8 patients aphasia was only explained by a PCA territory infarct. Three patients showed features of transcortical sensory aphasia. [link.springer.com]

(a receptive aphasia similar to Wernicke's aphasia except that repetition is relatively spared); and Gerstmann's syndrome (a combination of acalculia, finger agnosia, agraphia [casemed.case.edu]

Dominant hemisphere infarct is often associated expressive aphasia where as non-dominant infarct is associated with neglect syndrome. [neuroradiologycases.com]

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Hemorrhagic Stroke

This report describes a case of hemorrhagic stroke that presented as an expressive aphasia after routine hernia repair under spinal anesthesia in an otherwise generally healthy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Wernicke's Aphasia. [braininjury-explanation.com]

A 12-year-old previously healthy male, with a family history of protein S deficiency, presented with confusion, aphasia, and right upper extremity weakness after a 10-day [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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MELAS Syndrome

In November 2010, for a first episode, she showed mixed aphasia with logorrhea, disinhibition, agitation, euphoria, and a large left temporoparietal lesion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] with rapid spontaneous recovery against a background of progressive deterioration--occurs in neuropsychological testing, which reveals progressive dementia and episodic aphasia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In the emergency room, he presented generalized weakness, global aphasia, and parkinsonism movements. [oatext.com]

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CADASIL Syndrome

[…] vision (flashing shapes, patterns, floating specks of light) Sensory Aura: Involving face and arm Motor Aura: Involving arm Aphasic aura Speech Disturbances with expressive aphasia [medium.com]

Severe aphasia, apraxia or agnosia are rare in CADASIL. [jneuro.com]

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Glioblastoma Multiforme

A 42-year-old man visited our clinic because of right hemiparesis and total aphasia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case report A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room with acute onset of global aphasia. [em-consulte.com]

In time, cognitive dysfunction can appear, as well as gait disturbances, cranial nerve palsies, urinary incontinence, hemiparesis, aphasia, and disorientation, while vertigo [symptoma.com]

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Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

One case of primary progressive aphasia syndrome 原发性进行性失语综合征1例报告(英文) 短句来源 BACKGROUND:Primary progressive aphasia syndrome(PPA) is an unusual type of dementia,and the relevant [dict.cnki.net]

Unilateral basal ganglia involvement in primary progressive aphasia Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is characterized by progressive deterioration of language function with [dict.cnki.net]

（英语：Essential tremor）意向性震颤（英语：Intention tremor）不宁腿综合征僵人综合征痴呆 Tau蛋白病变（英语：Tauopathy）阿兹海默病早发老年性痴呆症（英语：Early-onset Alzheimer's disease）原发性渐行失语症（英语：Primary progressive aphasia [beichengjiu.com]

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Migrainous Stroke

On the third day he developed global aphasia and right hemiplegia/hemisensory deficits. [n.neurology.org]

:: Case Presentation A 35-year-old right-handed woman was referred to our clinic for acute aphasia during a conversation. [jpgmonline.com]

Results: The majority of patients presented with prolonged aura symptoms (visual aura 82.3%, sensory dysfunction 41.2%, and aphasia 5.9%; median NIH Stroke Scale score 2). [neurology.org]

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Considering the observed aspects, the predominant aphasic syndromes characterize comprehension aphasia due to sequels in the posterior cerebral artery territory. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We describe a patient who presented with encephalopathy and expressive aphasia after outpatient evaluation of an intrathecal analgesia pump who had radiographic imaging consistent [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 39-year-old female patient with a 12 years' history of migraine, presented with a sudden headache combined with motor aphasia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

no epileptiform activity F 23 55 11 Asian Mental status changes, psychosis, mouth twitching and muscular spasticity Ataxia, mouth twitching, aphasia Tachycardia, hypertension [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Some other symptoms typical during the disease onset include impaired cognition, memory deficits, and speech problems (including aphasia, perseveration or mutism).The symptoms [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] positive encephalitis Table 2 CEP NMDAR cases vs. confirmed viral cases Choreoathetoid movements, ataxic gait, cranial nerve abnormalities, repetitive orofacial movements, and aphasia [doi.org]

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Cerebral Embolism

The patient awoke slowly, and when awake she showed a combination of contralateral hemiplegia, and right hemianesthesia with global aphasia; the CT scan showed an ischemic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 43-year-old man was admitted for right upper and lower limb weakness and aphasia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] thromboembolic phenomena, the author reports a case presenting cerebral manifestations such as right motor-sensitive hemiplegia with cephalic and brachial prevalency and motor aphasia [scielo.br]

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Dialysis Dementia

Alfrey and associates 2 described five patients who had a speech disorder characterized by slow articulation and stuttering progressing to partial aphasia. [jamanetwork.com]

memory impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or to recall previously learned information); 2. one (or more) of the following cognitive disturbances: a. aphasia [books.google.com]

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Epidural Hematoma

17th and 18th centuries such as Heister, Pott, and Larry began to correlate the presence of intracranial mass lesions with somatic manifestations such as hemiparesis and aphasia [medlink.com]

(Incidentally, symptoms when they present are altered consciousness, headache, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion, aphasia, seizures, and hemiparesis.) [scienceblogs.com]

Most patients display some linguistic problems during the first few months following a closed head injury (CHI) and may exhibit deficits that can be identified using an aphasia [csuchico.edu]

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Rolandic Epilepsy

As the rolandic region is part of the brain regions involved in speech production, acquired aphasia, i.e. loss of speech, can be a prominent feature in some patients. [epilepsygenetics.net]

Abstract Rolandic epilepsy (RE) and its atypical variants (atypical rolandic epilepsy, ARE) along the spectrum of epilepsy-aphasia disorders are characterized by a strong [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Phenotypes of GRIN2A mutations include epilepsy-aphasia disorders and other epileptic encephalopathies, which pose challenges in clinical treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Kluver-Bucy Syndrome

Clear improvement was visible 3 months later: MMSE-22, moderation of hypersexuality and hyperorality, partial correction of amnesia and aphasia, regression of visual agnosia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 70-year-old right-handed woman developed a complete Klüver-Bucy syndrome including psychic blindness, aberrant sexual behavior, hypermetamorphosis, aphasia and visual agnosia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She developed a complex behavioural picture consisting of global aphasia, left-side neglect, hyperorality, hypermetamorphosis and hypersexuality. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Aphasia

Read More on This Topic speech disorder: Dysphasia and aphasia Aphasia is seen most frequently when the left side of the brain is afflicted, as evidenced by paralysis of the [britannica.com]

Although they stress the clinical aspects of aphasia syndromes, they also review assessment techniques, linguistic analyses, problems of aphasia classification, and frequently [books.google.com]

The most common cause of aphasia is stroke (about 25-40% of stroke survivors acquire aphasia). [aphasia.org]

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