"Aphasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the dominant hemisphere. Clinical features are used to classify the various subtypes of this condition. General categories include receptive, expressive, and mixed forms of aphasia.
| Descriptor ID |
D001037
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.150.500.800.100 C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Aphasia- Aphasia
- Logasthenia
- Logasthenias
- Logagnosia
- Logagnosias
- Logamnesia
- Logamnesias
- Alogia
- Alogias
- Anepia
- Anepias
Aphasia, Ageusic- Aphasia, Ageusic
- Ageusic Aphasia
- Ageusic Aphasias
- Aphasias, Ageusic
Aphasia, Auditory Discriminatory- Aphasia, Auditory Discriminatory
- Aphasias, Auditory Discriminatory
- Auditory Discriminatory Aphasia
- Auditory Discriminatory Aphasias
- Discriminatory Aphasia, Auditory
- Discriminatory Aphasias, Auditory
Aphasia, Commisural- Aphasia, Commisural
- Aphasias, Commisural
- Commisural Aphasia
- Commisural Aphasias
Aphasia, Functional- Aphasia, Functional
- Aphasias, Functional
- Functional Aphasia
- Functional Aphasias
Aphasia, Global- Aphasia, Global
- Aphasias, Global
- Global Aphasia
- Global Aphasias
- Dysphasia, Global
- Dysphasias, Global
- Global Dysphasia
- Global Dysphasias
Aphasia, Graphomotor- Aphasia, Graphomotor
- Aphasias, Graphomotor
- Graphomotor Aphasia
- Graphomotor Aphasias
Aphasia, Intellectual- Aphasia, Intellectual
- Aphasias, Intellectual
- Intellectual Aphasia
- Intellectual Aphasias
Aphasia, Mixed- Aphasia, Mixed
- Aphasias, Mixed
- Mixed Aphasia
- Mixed Aphasias
Aphasia, Post-Ictal- Aphasia, Post-Ictal
- Aphasia, Post Ictal
- Aphasias, Post-Ictal
- Post-Ictal Aphasia
- Post-Ictal Aphasias
Aphasia, Post-Traumatic- Aphasia, Post-Traumatic
- Aphasia, Post Traumatic
- Aphasias, Post-Traumatic
- Post-Traumatic Aphasia
- Post-Traumatic Aphasias
Aphasia, Semantic- Aphasia, Semantic
- Aphasias, Semantic
- Semantic Aphasia
- Semantic Aphasias
Dejerine-Lichtheim Phenomenon- Dejerine-Lichtheim Phenomenon
- Dejerine Lichtheim Phenomenon
- Phenomenon, Dejerine-Lichtheim
- Lichtheim's Sign
- Lichtheim Sign
- Lichtheims Sign
- Sign, Lichtheim's
Aphasia, Syntactical- Aphasia, Syntactical
- Aphasias, Syntactical
- Syntactical Aphasia
- Syntactical Aphasias
Aphasia, Progressive- Aphasia, Progressive
- Aphasias, Progressive
- Progressive Aphasia
- Progressive Aphasias
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aphasia" by people in Profiles.
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Bilingual Aphasia in a Trilingual Patient With Juxtaposed Homonymous Hemianopia. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):e167-e169.
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Donepezil alone and combined with intensive language-action therapy on depression and apathy in chronic post-stroke aphasia: A feasibility study. Brain Lang. 2023 01; 236:105205.
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Paramedic utilization of Vision, Aphasia, Neglect (VAN) stroke severity scale in the prehospital setting predicts emergent large vessel occlusion stroke. J Neurointerv Surg. 2021 Jun; 13(6):505-508.
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Giant intracranial aneurysms: natural history and 1-year case fatality after endovascular or surgical treatment. J Neurosurg. 2021 01 01; 134(1):49-57.
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Balloon-assisted tracking technique to overcome intracranial stenosis during thrombectomy for stroke. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Dec 10; 11(1).
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Important considerations in lesion-symptom mapping: Illustrations from studies of word comprehension. Hum Brain Mapp. 2017 06; 38(6):2990-3000.
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Language, meaning, and localization: Last year's words, next year's words. Neurology. 2017 03 07; 88(10):924-925.
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Word selection deficits and multiword speech. Cogn Neuropsychol. 2017 Feb - Mar; 34(1-2):21-25.
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Transient aphasias after left hemisphere resective surgery. J Neurosurg. 2015 Sep; 123(3):581-93.
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Distinct loci of lexical and semantic access deficits in aphasia: Evidence from voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping and diffusion tensor imaging. Cortex. 2015 Jun; 67:37-58.