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May 20, 2024 · Expressive Aphasia: What to Know About Communication Disorders. By Sarah Jividen, RN. Updated on May 20, 2024. Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD. Print. Table of Contents. View All. What Is It? Symptoms. Causes. Diagnosis. Treatment.
May 23, 2024 · Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD) is a chronic long-term disorder that affects the voice. It is characterized by a spasming of the vocal chords when a person attempts to speak and results in a voice that can be described as shaky, hoarse, groaning, tight, or jittery. It can cause the emphasis of speech to vary considerably.
May 7, 2024 · Aphasia and dysarthria are common communication disorders that can indicate an issue in the brain. UNC Health neurologist Gwenn Garden, MD, explains the difference between aphasia and dysarthria and what you need to know about these two conditions. Aphasia vs. Dysarthria.
May 9, 2024 · Some examples are difficulty paying attention, remembering, organizing thoughts, and solving problems. Apraxia of speech. This involves the way the brain plans and coordinates movements for speech. Dysarthria. This involves changes in the muscles and nerves used for speech and/or breathing. Voice disorders.
May 13, 2024 · Parents and caregivers can look for signs of communication disorders, including delayed language development, delayed speech, difficulty with speech sounds, limited vocabulary, difficulty understanding and following instructions, and difficulty with social communication and interaction.
May 9, 2024 · Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that results in loss of the ability to produce or understand language. Aphasia is not a loss of intelligence. Aphasia occurs when the language centers of the brain are damaged. This could be due to an injury to the brain, such as from a stroke or traumatic brain injury.
May 15, 2024 · Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder characterized, in part, by paradoxical and self-defeating behavior, particularly in the realm of interpersonal relationships. I have described BPD as fundamentally a disorder of self-contradiction 1; via the process of cyclical psychodynamics, first described by Paul Wachtel, PhD ...
