Is it possible for severe mold to cause aphasia & dysphagia?

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It is very important that I find out the answer. I have both of these disabilities. The Dr's do not seem to know. So therefore I amd doing research myself. I found a medical website, but I forgot to Bookmark the page.
Aphasia is not being able to talk. That's usually a neurological issue. You don't have aphasia. If you did, you would have other severe neurological issues. And dysphagia is difficulty swallowing.There is no way you have dysphagia, you would choke on your own saliva.
Just sounds like you're neck is tired or you have some minor muscle atrophy (muscles weakened).
If you truly can't talk or swallow, get to a hospital, now.  (+ info)

ways to assist persons who have aphasia, blindness, bilateral amputation and alcoholism.?

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identify ways to assist persons in your community who have aphasia, blindness, bilateral amputation and alcoholism.
all of them would involve orienting the person to the place. describe to the individual where the couch, the television, and other stuff are located.  (+ info)

Information on agnosia, apraxia and aphasia support and services in the UK?

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I need to information on Agnosia, Apraxia and Aphasia in regards to neurological conditions only. I am looking for services provided in the UK and support for sufferers, carers, and professionals ONLY in the UK.
Headway is the brain injury association and is a registered charity in England.

Their aims are "to promote understanding of all aspects of head injury and to provide information, support and services to people who have suffered a head injury, their family and carers."

Their site has a support group locator: http://www.headway.org.uk/GroupsBranches/

The Eye See project is a series of short films inspired and informed by visual agnosics http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd002977.html

The Wikipedia entry on Agnosia is interesting too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosia with links to apraxia and aphasia.  (+ info)

Whats the difference between TBI and Aphasia?

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If the traumatic brain injury from stroke or a head injury involves the speech and language centers of the brain, the person can experience aphasia, or difficulty communicating and making complete sentences. Speech therapists are often able to re-train the brain to restore an aphasic person's language skills.  (+ info)

If someone has had a stroke an it has effected their Broca's area why can they not use language correctly?

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I know that it effects the language but why can they not use language properly even though their vocal chords are fine and nothing is wrong with the thinking ability?
Broca's area is involved in speech production, language processing, and comprehension. Many people with strokes affecting Broca's area may know what they want to say, but can't express it. This is called expressive aphasia. They sometimes say things that are not what they intend to say. Sometimes they are able to express themselves in writing if not in speech.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broca's_area  (+ info)

what symptoms indicate that you have aphasia?

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and how do you get it? is it a permanent thing?
Aphasia is a neurological disorder caused by damage to the portions of the brain that are responsible for language. Primary signs of the disorder include difficulty in expressing oneself when speaking, trouble understanding speech, and difficulty with reading and writing. Aphasia is not a disease, but a symptom of brain damage. Most commonly seen in adults who have suffered a stroke, aphasia can also result from a brain tumor, infection, head injury, or dementia that damages the brain. The type and severity of language dysfunction depends on the precise location and extent of the damaged brain tissue. In some instances, an individual will completely recover from aphasia without treatment. In most cases, however, language therapy should begin as soon as possible and be tailored to the individual needs of the patient. Rehabilitation with a speech pathologist involves extensive exercises in which patients read, write, follow directions, and repeat what they hear. Computer-aided therapy may supplement standard language therapy. The outcome of aphasia is difficult to predict given the wide range of variability of the condition. Generally, people who are younger or have less extensive brain damage fare better. The location of the injury is also important and is another clue to prognosis. In general, patients tend to recover skills in language comprehension more completely than those skills involving expression.  (+ info)

Good way to treat aphasia?

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I am in my first semester of graduate school for speech and language pathology. I have a patient with mild broca's aphasia. He struggles with aural and reading comprehension and anomia. What are some effective techniques for helping him? Other than just showing him pictures and asking him to name them or asking him questions about a passage he just read, what tools can i give him so he can generalize the results outside of therapy?
I'd say anything where he has to practice what he has learned functionally. The best thing to do is put him in a practical situation and let him work through it, and aid him.  (+ info)

Lately, I have been having trouble with using a similiar word in place of the word I mean. Is this aphasia?

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An example of this would be if I was trying to say that I had accepted a letter instead I would write I excepted it. This is extremely out of character for me to mix up words like this. Is it something that should concern me?
Reading this, I don't think you do.


What types of aphasia are there?
There are two broad categories of aphasia: fluent and non-fluent.

Damage to the temporal lobe (the side portion) of the brain may result in a fluent aphasia called Wernicke’s aphasia (see figure). In most people, the damage occurs in the left temporal lobe, although it can result from damage to the right lobe as well. People with Wernicke’s aphasia may speak in long sentences that have no meaning, add unnecessary words, and even create made-up words. For example, someone with Wernicke’s aphasia may say, “You know that smoodle pinkered and that I want to get him round and take care of him like you want before.” As a result, it is often difficult to follow what the person is trying to say. People with Wernicke’s aphasia usually have great difficulty understanding speech, and they are often unaware of their mistakes. These individuals usually have no body weakness because their brain injury is not near the parts of the brain that control movement.

A type of non-fluent aphasia is Broca’s aphasia. People with Broca’s aphasia have damage to the frontal lobe of the brain. They frequently speak in short phrases that make sense but are produced with great effort. They often omit small words such as ”is,” ”and,” and ”the.” For example, a person with Broca’s aphasia may say, ”Walk dog,” meaning, ”I will take the dog for a walk,” or ”book book two table,” for ”There are two books on the table.” People with Broca’s aphasia typically understand the speech of others fairly well. Because of this, they are often aware of their difficulties and can become easily frustrated. People with Broca’s aphasia often have right-sided weakness or paralysis of the arm and leg because the frontal lobe is also important for motor movements.

Another type of non-fluent aphasia, global aphasia, results from damage to extensive portions of the language areas of the brain. Individuals with global aphasia have severe communication difficulties and may be extremely limited in their ability to speak or comprehend language.

There are other types of aphasia, each of which results from damage to different language areas in the brain. Some people may have difficulty repeating words and sentences even though they can speak and they understand the meaning of the word or sentence. Others may have difficulty naming objects even though they know what the object is and what it may be used for.

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What is motor aphasia and is there a way to get rid of it?

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"Motor" (also called "expressive" or "Broca's") aphasia is due to a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, which is located in the lower, more posterior part of the left frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
The aphasia never goes away completely. Even patients who do exceptionally well in speech therapy still will have problems with naming.  (+ info)

I get Aphasia when i am suddenly woken up. Why does that happen?

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Basically when i got to bed really tired and then woken up by some one the person can't undestand what i'm saying. I undestand the person perfectly but they can't undestand anything that i say.
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