DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She's in speech therapy, but could you please tell me more about this side effect of a stroke? ANSWER: Aphasia ...

You might not put a lot of thought into what it takes to speak, but speaking keeps your brain busy. In every conversation, multiple regions activate to process sounds, give words meaning and control ...

Aphasia is a complex neurological disorder that primarily affects language production and comprehension, often as a consequence of stroke or other forms of brain injury. This condition not only ...

Difficulty finding words or the habit of substituting them with others that are similar semantically – such as knife and cutter – or phonologically – such as knife and wife – are usually the first ...

Bruce Willis was spotted strolling around with a group of friends despite his diagnosis of dementia. The actor was diagnosed ...

I think for me what I noticed was that his stutter started to come back. Bruce had a severe stutter when he was a child that he held onto, actually, his life, but was able to kind of get a handle on ...

Pam St Clement will appear in a special episode as part of Nigel's dementia storyline, highlighting young onset dementia.