Article Title: Aphasia Author: Alaa Amer Editors: Hamid Ghanem, Peter Bael Reviewer: Zain Alsaddi Keywords: Aphasia, Broca’s, Wernicke’s, Neurological Language Disorder, Stroke-induced aphasia, Progressive Aphasia, Acquired Aphasia. Overview Aphasia refers to a disorder of language formation due to damage in specific brain regions that control language expression and comprehension. Researchers classified aphasia according to the assessment of language functions such as auditory comprehension, spontaneous speech, reading and writing, repetition, and naming. Speech, language therapy, and pharmaceutical therapy are two approaches to treat aphasia. Introduction Aphasia is a term borrowed from the French term “aphasie” and the Greek term “phásis”, where […]