🧠 Ever heard of aphasia? Speech-language pathologist Gabriela Fernandez from Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute breaks it down: what it is, how it affects communication and the powerful role rehab plays in recovery. #AphasiaAwarenessMonth #SpeechPathologist #Stroke #StrokeRecovery | Orlando Health

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: