Aphasia Causes
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD
Aphasia is a condition caused by brain damage that affects a person’s ability to use language and communicate effectively. In aphasia, damage to parts of the brain that are responsible for speaking, writing, reading and understanding speech may cause a person to have difficulty making sense of conversations, understanding instructions, or following what people are saying, for example.
The brain’s language centre
There is no single brain area that is responsible for language. The language centre is made up of specific areas of the brain that work in unison to allow fluency and comprehension of written and spoken language. These areas include:
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