Dysphasia

Impairment of speech resulting from a brain lesion.

Difficulty in speaking, usually caused by a lesion in the central nervous system.

Difficulty in speaking and putting words into the correct order.

A kind of communication disorder, involving inability to speak the words in one’s mind or to find the correct words to speak, as well as the inability to understand spoken or written words a condition that may result from certain kinds of damage to the brain, such as a brain tumor or head injury.

Speech impairment, usually due to brain injury, stroke, or tumor.

Impairment of the ability to speak or sometimes to understand language. Dysphasia is the result of brain injury. Aphasia is the absence of the ability to speak or understand language but is often used interchangeably with dysphasia to describe individuals with any type of language impairment.

A term used to describe difficulties in understanding language and in self-expression, most frequently after stroke or other brain damage. When there is a total loss in the ability to communicate through speech or writing, it is known as global aphasia. Many more individuals have a partial understanding of what is said to them; they are also able to put their own thoughts into words to some extent. Some people may have a good understanding of spoken language but have difficulty in self-expression; this is called expressive or motor dysphasia. Others may have a very poor ability to understand speech, but will have a considerable spoken output consisting of jargon (unintelligible words); this is known as receptive or sensory dysphasia. Adults who have suffered a stroke or another form of brain damage may also have difficulty in writing, or dysgraphia. A speech therapist can assess the finer diagnostic points and help them adjust to the effects of the stroke.

Impairment of speech resulting from a brain lesion or neurodevelopmental disorder. The speech impairment in dysphasia is less marked than the severe or global language loss found in aphasia.

A disruption in the capacity to choose appropriate words for speaking and writing, and/or to comprehend speech or writing, results from damage to the language centers of the brain responsible for speech production and understanding.