Page 2 - APHASIA

Do you know

what is Aphasia?

Aphasia is a disorder that results from
damage to some parts of the brain that
are responsible for the person to speak,
understand, read and write.

Characteristics of
Individuals with Aphasia

A person with Aphasia may have the following
symptoms:

Ÿ Speaks in short or incomplete sentences that
has no meaning

Ÿ Difculty in understanding other's conversation
Ÿ Difculty to interpret gurative language
Ÿ Difculty in reading and writing

Causes of Aphasia

Ÿ Aphasia often results because of stroke or head
injury. Road trafc accidents is one of the major
cause of Aphasia in young adults.
Ÿ Aphasia may also develop slowly, as in the case
of brain tumour, or brain infections.