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Article: June is National Aphasia Awareness Month.
- Article from:
- Patient Education Management
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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June is National Aphasia Awareness Month
Educational efforts focus on support resources
Education about aphasia is needed for both the general public and health care professionals. While most people have not heard of the word "aphasia," when the disorder is described, they know what it is or know someone who has had it, says Ellayne S. Ganzfried, MS, CCC-SLP, executive director of The National Aphasia Association, based in New York City.
Aphasia impairs language and affects the production or comprehension of speech, as well as the ability to read or write. It is a result of injury to the brain, usually from a stroke, but also from head trauma, ...