8.3K views · 112 reactions | Aphasia is a cognitive condition that affects language comprehension and expression. What causes it and are there treatments for it? Dr. Alan Lerner, Director, Brain Health and Memory Center, University Hospitals, explains. | University Hospitals | Facebook

Stormzy expertly demonstrating how expressive aphasia will sound from a stroke patient Aphasia is full loss of language Dysphasia is partial loss of language The two usually get mixed up with each other but aphasia is now commonly used to describe both. The most common cause of aphasia is stroke however other causes can lead to this presentation such as -Head injury -Infection -Inflammation -Tumour The three common forms of aphasia are -Brocas (expressive) -Wernickes (receptive) -Anomic Brocas: