Abstract
Communication Related Quality of Life with Different Types of Aphasia Following a Stroke: Preliminary Insights
Highlights
Aphasia is typically defined as a language disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain responsible for language processing
The results show that both groups of patients expressed some dissatisfaction with their quality of communication life
Examined domains than patients with Broca’s aphasia, though in the small sample studied here it was not possible to ascertain whether these were statistically significant. We assume that these finding came from differences between clinical profiles of these two types of aphasia. This suggests there may be a case for conducting more in-depth studies to add more detail to what possible divergences in impact might arise in association with different aphasia types
Summary
Aphasia is typically defined as a language disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain responsible for language processing (usually, but not exclusively, in the left hemisphere). People with aphasia may lose the ability (totally or partially) to formulate, produce and comprehend spoken and written language. Aphasia can be caused by any disease or damage to the parts of the brain that control language. Stroke is the most frequent cause of aphasia. In around 80% of people who have aphasia, this is the etiology. The incidence of aphasia after stroke is about 30% [1,2,3]
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