What is Aphasia?
[[File:Aphasia.png|thumb|250px|Showing the areas on the left side of the brain which may be affected by aphasia]] '''Aphasia''' is damage to the [[brain]] which affects [[speech]]. It is used for all forms of [[brain damage]] which negatively affects speech. The damage may cause [[muteness]], in which case treatment depends on knowing exactly what caused the aphasia.<ref>Damasio AR 1992. Aphasia. ''The New England Journal of Medicine''. '''326''' (8): 531–9. [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199202203260806]</ref> The condition [[primary progressive aphasia]] is serious because it is progressive. It gets worse with time. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Neurology]] [[Category:Speech disorders]]