What Is Aphasia?
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2022
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In today’s video I talk about aphasia and clear up some confusion in light of the recent news of Bruce willis retiring from acting because of aphasia.
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I helped take care of a woman who had Alzheimers who was never able to communicate but she was the sweetest most loving human being. The only time she talked was when she got upset with something...maybe some food or people trying to get her to do something that she didnt want to do. I sure miss her and her husband. They both passed in the same week...still heartbreaking! Thank you for your explanation!!
This fits my mom. There are times that you can tell she knows the wrong word has come out, but cannot find the one she wants. She gets so frustrated. I will look into an SLP seeing her .
Absolutely my mom has this. She hasn’t spoke since going into a nursing facility. It breaks my heart that she can’t express her self. We’ve had a speech therapist when she got discharged from the hospital through home health but that was only temporary.
Hopefully, the Speech person left some directions for you to continue. Repetition, sameness of directions, and lotsa love are crucial. Prayers for your family.
This was an eye opener. My husband has this for sure. I can tell what he means to say but it comes out mixed up. Mostly he chooses different words from what he should say. And he often has a hard time comprehending what we are saying. We get thru it though 🙏
My wife has aphasia with dementia. MRI showed microscopic brain bleeds when she was diagnosed 4 years ago but started 7 years ago
Yes and I am the caretaker. He has never been assessed for aphasia, it's been under the large heading of autism. I hate this happened to Bruce Willis , but am looking forward to the next conversations.
Thank you for your video. I care for my ex-husband, who has had speech issues for years. In the last few months it has been harder to follow verbal directions. I appreciate having the right language when we go to the next Dr. appointment.
“Aphasia” is a symptom of a neurological malfunction. It has many forms, and many causes.
It is not, unfortunately, a diagnosis. For example, “deaf” is a word describing a lack of hearing. That’s a symptom, but not a diagnosis.
Both of my parents had dementia, my Mother with Lewy Body and my Father with Alzheimer's. They both suffered with different types of aphasia throughout their dementia journies. My Mother would start to cry when trying to talk to me. I would always take and hold her hands, kiss her on the forehead and say "I love you too Mom." It would calm her and the tears. I took care of both of my parents at the same time at home. I was a 24/7 caregiver for almost 8 years. Since their passing and my reflection, I would devote those 8 years again to them without hesitation.
I give you my sincere admiration.
Thanks so much for thia clarifying information! I'm very grateful my MWD is still able to communicate well.
Great explanation. Thank you!
This was very informative! I thank you.
Thank you for this information.
My mom has Alzheimer's and I have been her 24/7 caretaker for over 5 -1/2 years. I think she has aphasia. If you ask her a question, a lot of times she responds with something that isn't even related, and most of the time doesn't make sense by itself. Also, it seems like she can't hear the S sound
yes, my husband has difficulties with expressing himself / finding the words and with understanding me
Thank you.
Great information
This was so good, Dr. Natali. Made me think of a veteran in our dementia unit who understands everything we say but struggles oh so much to express himself. He becomes very frustrated midsentence, eyes get big and angry, balls his fists, lets out a growl, then says forget it and walks away. We feel so sad for him.
Thank you for explaining this. 💐
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you!
Thank you! So much debate going on in the caregiver communities over this. My mom definitely can't express herself anymore, though I'm not sure if that's due to aphasia or just not being able to remember what she's trying to say midsentence.
🙏🙏🙏❤ thank you ❣
Thanks! Off to a speech language pathologist. Communication is so important and my LO can’t always get the words out or seemed to understand what is said.
Thank you for this video- this is so interesting. Question: When someone has the expressive aphasia- do they know that what they are saying doesn’t make sense & they can’t choose/ say the correct word/sentence? Or is it more like when someone is having a stroke and they don’t know what they are saying doesn’t make sense? Like is the frustration because they can’t find the right words or frustration cause they think they are speaking clearly and your response doesn’t address whatever they think they were asking?
My husband has expressive aphasia. He has done 12 years of speech language therapy. It’s fairly mild now but he still sometimes struggles to find the word or term he wants to use. He says it feels like it’s on the tip of his tongue and when he reaches to grab it., that it slips away. That’s what’s frustrating. His thinking and comprehension are fine. He absolutely finds it frustrating. He knows what he wants to say but the pathways in his brain are disrupted due to a brain injury. Always worse with fatigue or demands for answers. Relaxed easy conversation is easiest. Answering security questions on the phone is the worst.
This is what mom experiences. Not not sevier but it it definitely frustrating.
I now for sure that mine has aphasia through diagnosis
My stepmom has more trouble with words these days. Post delirium though r after major hyperactive stage of ot she has a lot of issues getting words out that make sense or that I can understand
I read several articles about his diagnosis relating to him. People in the industry have come out to say that he was having trouble remembering his lines and that he had to have an ear piece (hidden) while someone told him his lines. Here’s a quote from the article: “They stated that he was happy to be there, but that it would be best if we could finish shooting him by lunch and let him go early,” Johnson recalled of the conversation. Filmmakers proceeded to quickly film the actor’s parts, even as Willis questioned where he was: “I know why you’re here, and I know why you’re here, but why am I here?” two crew members said he asked aloud.” He is 67 so maybe it is dementia, however I thought aphasia was one of the last things to happen with dementia.
He could have aphasia from repeated undiagnosed TBI'S from doing stunts. I had aphasia from my second known TBI. It was frustrating (and sometimes still happens)
@@Robean226 Very true!! I didn’t know he did his own stunts. Off topic but I’m also curious to see the cognition of MMA fighters 20 years from now
There’s Primary Progressive Aphasia which starts with slight word finding difficulties. It gradually gets worse and then after several years develops into dementia. (My DH)
My grandmother got expressive aphasia after suffering from a stroke.
My husband can begin a sentence but after a few words cannot finish his thought. He also does not understand simple instructions or conversation other than chit chat. He has lost the names of things. He sometime supplements his thought with sounds like whooshing and odd hand gestures.
Mine too… you could be describing my husband.
Mine as well and he's got Frontotemporal dementia mix with vascular dementia. He uses descriptive words because he can't recall the nouns. Donuts are rings, dog cage is mechanical object, most times he'll start his sentence, then stumbles over words, gives up, just pointing to whatever. Sad and frustrating for him, hard for me.
He's in the moderate stage and we can expect him to lose most communication.
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My husband is diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia under the umbrella of Parkinsonism. He has lost his speech almost completely over the past few months. Since he has been in a nursing home he is not getting the speech and physical therapy he was getting over the two years i cared for him at home. He cant even express himself most of the time. How do get him evaluated properly.
Just wondering if expressive aphasia is only apparent when the person is trying to speak, or if it is also there if they write down what they want to say?
It can impact writing as well. Great question!
It affects the ability to process language. It can be incoming, outgoing, or both. They often cannot understand speech, it can be gibberish.
It also interferes with thinking in language.
@@DementiaCareblazers Thanks for your reply.
@@satyarisingsanctuary Thanks for your answer.
It's a Greek word called Aφασία. So sad
Does one need a referral to a speech therapist? When I tell my neurologist that I can “see” the words I’m trying to say, but can’t say the words, he says that’s normal.
It depends on your insurance. Some can go straight to a SLP without a referral other plans will require a referral.
@@DementiaCareblazers Thank you!