But that doesn't mean patients can't continue to slowly improve their language skills. "Recovery from aphasia can continue for many, many years," says Martin L. Albert, MD, PhD, ... A lot of people ...

People who have it can have trouble expressing their thoughts and understanding or finding words. Symptoms begin gradually, often before age 65. They get worse over time. Symptoms begin gradually, ...

However logopenic aphasia can be caused by Alzheimer’s disease too. In PPA, as with all types of dementia, brain cells become damaged and die. Over time this leads to the symptoms. Damage to brain ...

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is caused by damage and loss to brain cells in the front and sides of the brain, called the frontal and temporal lobes. However, the causes for this loss in PPA are ...

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA)—a condition characterized by deteriorating language—is a frequent manifestation of neurodegenerative conditions such as frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

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A new Covid variant has spread to the U.S., including in New York state. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that NB.1.8.1, a new mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...

A new COVID variant - NB 1.8.1 - is creeping across the country; here are the symptoms to watch for, and vaccinations you'll need to take.

Background and Purpose— One in 3 stroke survivors has aphasia (impaired language comprehension and expressive abilities). Conventionally, depression diagnosis uses language-based methods. We aimed to ...

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With that, the symptoms of NB.1.8.1 aren’t wildly different from what we’ve seen in the past with COVID. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), those include: ...