Right now, about 2.5 million people in the United States are living with aphasia after
stroke.
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Aphasia can make it difficult to talk, listen, read, and/or write. Stroke is the
most common cause of aphasia, but it can also happen after a traumatic brain injury
(eg, blow to the head), a brain tumor, brain infection, or a neurodegenerative disease
(eg, Alzheimer's dementia).
Simmons-Mackie N. Aphasia in North America. [white paper]. Available at:https://www.aphasiaaccess.org/white-papers/. Accessed October 31, 2020.
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Many people with aphasia are of working age, and this number is going up as more
young people in the United States are sustaining stroke.National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. What is aphasia?—Types, causes and treatment. Available at: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/aphasia. Accessed October 30, 2020.
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References
Simmons-Mackie N. Aphasia in North America. [white paper]. Available at:https://www.aphasiaaccess.org/white-papers/. Accessed October 31, 2020.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. What is aphasia?—Types, causes and treatment. Available at: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/aphasia. Accessed October 30, 2020.
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Publication history
Published online: April 05, 2022
Accepted:
December 23,
2021
Received:
December 23,
2021
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