"Aphasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aphasia" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical Outcomes Following Language-Specific Attention Treatment Versus Direct Attention Training for Aphasia: A Comparative Effectiveness Study. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 08 15; 62(8):2785-2811.
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Urban-Rural Differences in Service Utilization and Costs of Care for Racial-Ethnic Groups Hospitalized With Poststroke Aphasia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 02; 100(2):254-260.
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Language-Specific Attention Treatment for Aphasia: Description and Preliminary Findings. Semin Speech Lang. 2017 02; 38(1):5-16.
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Cognitive Approaches to Aphasia Treatment: Application of the Cognition of Language to Aphasia Intervention. Semin Speech Lang. 2017 02; 38(1):3-4.
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Racial-Ethnic Differences in Word Fluency and Auditory Comprehension Among Persons With Poststroke Aphasia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 04; 98(4):681-686.
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Psychometric testing of the revised 15-item Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale. Nurs Res. 2006 Sep-Oct; 55(5):346-55.
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Efficacy of aphasia treatment: what are the real issues? Clin Commun Disord. 1992; 2(1):7-10.
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Comprehension of sentence structure in anomic and conduction aphasia. Brain Lang. 1988 Sep; 35(1):119-37.