Aphasia is an impairment of language use following brain damage. There is no consensual definition of aphasia beyond this general description (Code and Petheram, 2011). In a more restricted defini- tion, however, ap...Aphasia is an impairment of language use following brain damage. There is no consensual definition of aphasia beyond this general description (Code and Petheram, 2011). In a more restricted defini- tion, however, aphasia is an impairment of linguistic processing at the phonological, morphological, lexical semantic or syntactic level which is usually caused by lesions of the left cerebral hemisphere. This impairment can affect language reception and expression depending on the various aphasic syndromes (McNeil and Pratt, 2001). Aphasia results in restrictions in those activities of daily living which rely on communication.展开更多
文摘Aphasia is an impairment of language use following brain damage. There is no consensual definition of aphasia beyond this general description (Code and Petheram, 2011). In a more restricted defini- tion, however, aphasia is an impairment of linguistic processing at the phonological, morphological, lexical semantic or syntactic level which is usually caused by lesions of the left cerebral hemisphere. This impairment can affect language reception and expression depending on the various aphasic syndromes (McNeil and Pratt, 2001). Aphasia results in restrictions in those activities of daily living which rely on communication.