Impairment of verbal communication skills, often resulting from brain damage
Symptoms of Dysphasia
The following features are indicative of Dysphasia:
inability to comprehend language
inability to pronounce
inability to speak spontaneously
inability to form words
inability to name objects
poor pronunciation
excessive creation and use of personal neologisms
inability to repeat a phrase
persistent repetition of one syllable, word, or phrase
paraphasia
agrammatism
dysprosody
incomplete sentences
inability to read
inability to write
limited verbal output
difficulty in naming
speech disorder
speaking gibberish
inability to follow
It is possible that Dysphasia shows no physical symptoms and still is present in a patient.
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Common Causes of Dysphasia
The following are the most common causes of Dysphasia:
brain tumors
traumatic brain injury
progressive neurological disorders
herpes viral encephalitis
dementia
Risk Factors for Dysphasia
The following factors may increase the likelihood of Dysphasia:
obesity
heart disease
cancer
high blood pressure
Prevention of Dysphasia
Yes, it may be possible to prevent Dysphasia. Prevention may be possible by doing the following:
exercise daily
take healthy diet
low alcohol consumption
control blood pressure
Occurrence of Dysphasia
Number of Cases
The following are the number of Dysphasia cases seen each year worldwide:
Not Known
Common Age Group
Dysphasia most commonly occurs in the following age group:
Aged > 50 years
Common Gender
Dysphasia can occur in any gender.
Lab Tests and Procedures for Diagnosis of Dysphasia
The following lab tests and procedures are used to detect Dysphasia:
MRI Scan or CT Scan: To confirm the presence of a brain injury and to identify its exact location
Doctor for Diagnosis of Dysphasia
Patients should visit the following specialists if they have symptoms of Dysphasia:
Neurologist
Complications of Dysphasia if untreated
Yes, Dysphasia causes complications if it is not treated. Below is the list of complications and problems that may arise if Dysphasia is left untreated:
difficult to communicate
depression
embarrassment
relationship problems
Procedures for Treatment of Dysphasia
The following procedures are used to treat Dysphasia:
Copy and recall therapy: To strengthen orthographic representations and improve single word reading, writing, and naming
Visual communication therapy: To represent various components of speech
Visual action therapy: To train the use of hand gestures for specific items
Functional communication treatment: To improve activities specific to functional tasks, social interaction and self-expression
Promoting aphasics communicative effectiveness: To communicate a given message to their therapists by means of drawing, making hand gestures or even pointing to an object
Melodic intonation therapy: To use the intact melodic/prosodic processing skills of the right hemisphere to help cure retrieval of words and expressive language
Self-care for Dysphasia
The following self-care actions or lifestyle changes may help in the treatment or management of Dysphasia:
Coping and Support: Helps in giving the person sufficient time to express himself, take care of personnel needs, take sufficient rest and indulge into social activities
Alternative Medicine for Treatment of Dysphasia
The following alternate medicine and therapies are known to help in the treatment or management of Dysphasia:
Computer technology: To treat the condition
Patient Support for Treatment of Dysphasia
The following actions may help Dysphasia patients:
Motivation: Family members can motivate the aphasic person on a regular basis to overcome from aphasia
Time for Treatment of Dysphasia
While time-period of treatment for each patient may vary, below is the typical time-period for Dysphasia to resolve if treated properly under an expert supervision: