A Clinical Review of Aphasia

Authors

  • Gyanendra kumar Gupta Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, R K Institute of Ayurvedic Medical Science Dewrania, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Gagan Devi Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, R K Institute of Ayurvedic Medical Science, Dewrania, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Aphasia, Neurologic, Cerebral Hemisphere, Cerebral Tumours and Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract

Aphasia is a very commonest clinical presentation of stroke. Aphasia is a disturbance of comprehension and formulation of language caused by dysfunction in specific brain regions. It can be caused by virtually and neurologic insult that affect cerebral hemisphere. Most cases are caused by stroke, head injury, cerebral tumours, or degenerative dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease.

 

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Published

2022-01-05

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Review Article

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