"Aphasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the dominant hemisphere. Clinical features are used to classify the various subtypes of this condition. General categories include receptive, expressive, and mixed forms of aphasia.
| Descriptor ID |
D001037
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.150.500.800.100 C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Aphasia- Aphasia
- Logasthenia
- Logasthenias
- Logagnosia
- Logagnosias
- Logamnesia
- Logamnesias
- Alogia
- Alogias
- Anepia
- Anepias
Aphasia, Ageusic- Aphasia, Ageusic
- Ageusic Aphasia
- Ageusic Aphasias
- Aphasias, Ageusic
Aphasia, Auditory Discriminatory- Aphasia, Auditory Discriminatory
- Aphasias, Auditory Discriminatory
- Auditory Discriminatory Aphasia
- Auditory Discriminatory Aphasias
- Discriminatory Aphasia, Auditory
- Discriminatory Aphasias, Auditory
Aphasia, Commisural- Aphasia, Commisural
- Aphasias, Commisural
- Commisural Aphasia
- Commisural Aphasias
Aphasia, Functional- Aphasia, Functional
- Aphasias, Functional
- Functional Aphasia
- Functional Aphasias
Aphasia, Global- Aphasia, Global
- Aphasias, Global
- Global Aphasia
- Global Aphasias
- Dysphasia, Global
- Dysphasias, Global
- Global Dysphasia
- Global Dysphasias
Aphasia, Graphomotor- Aphasia, Graphomotor
- Aphasias, Graphomotor
- Graphomotor Aphasia
- Graphomotor Aphasias
Aphasia, Intellectual- Aphasia, Intellectual
- Aphasias, Intellectual
- Intellectual Aphasia
- Intellectual Aphasias
Aphasia, Mixed- Aphasia, Mixed
- Aphasias, Mixed
- Mixed Aphasia
- Mixed Aphasias
Aphasia, Post-Ictal- Aphasia, Post-Ictal
- Aphasia, Post Ictal
- Aphasias, Post-Ictal
- Post-Ictal Aphasia
- Post-Ictal Aphasias
Aphasia, Post-Traumatic- Aphasia, Post-Traumatic
- Aphasia, Post Traumatic
- Aphasias, Post-Traumatic
- Post-Traumatic Aphasia
- Post-Traumatic Aphasias
Aphasia, Semantic- Aphasia, Semantic
- Aphasias, Semantic
- Semantic Aphasia
- Semantic Aphasias
Dejerine-Lichtheim Phenomenon- Dejerine-Lichtheim Phenomenon
- Dejerine Lichtheim Phenomenon
- Phenomenon, Dejerine-Lichtheim
- Lichtheim's Sign
- Lichtheim Sign
- Lichtheims Sign
- Sign, Lichtheim's
Aphasia, Syntactical- Aphasia, Syntactical
- Aphasias, Syntactical
- Syntactical Aphasia
- Syntactical Aphasias
Aphasia, Progressive- Aphasia, Progressive
- Aphasias, Progressive
- Progressive Aphasia
- Progressive Aphasias
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aphasia" by people in Profiles.
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Teaching NeuroImage: A Case of Postural Aphasia. Neurology. 2024 Jun; 102(11):e209438.
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Neural mechanisms of sentence production: a volumetric study of primary progressive aphasia. Cereb Cortex. 2024 01 14; 34(1).
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Communication Partner Engagement: A Relevant Factor for Functional Outcomes in Speech-Language Therapy for Aphasic Dementia. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2022 06 01; 77(6):1017-1025.
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The Reliability of Telepractice Administration of the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised in Persons With Primary Progressive Aphasia. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 03 10; 31(2):881-895.
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Predicting post-stroke aphasia from brain imaging. Nat Hum Behav. 2020 07; 4(7):675-676.
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Differential neurocognitive network perturbation in amnestic and aphasic Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2020 02 18; 94(7):e699-e704.
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The Wernicke conundrum and the anatomy of language comprehension in primary progressive aphasia. Brain. 2015 Aug; 138(Pt 8):2423-37.
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New approach to the rehabilitation of post-stroke focal cognitive syndrome: effect of levodopa combined with speech and language therapy on functional recovery from aphasia. J Neurol Sci. 2009 Aug 15; 283(1-2):214-8.
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Vascular dysplasia in neurofibromatosis type 2. Neurology. 2005 Jul 12; 65(1):163-4.
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Electrocorticographic coherence patterns. J Clin Neurophysiol. 1999 Nov; 16(6):528-47.