What types of acquired language disorders occur due to stroke? - Post-stroke Language Impairments

In this video, Alexandra Z Durfee, Ph.D., discusses aphasia, a language disorder often resulting from left-hemisphere strokes, causing challenges with speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Alexandra Z Durfee, Ph.D. also discusses the consequences of right hemisphere strokes while introducing apragmatism and highlighting the difficulties people face with non-literal language and emotional expression post-stroke.
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Alexandra Z Durfee, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Towson University
Towson, Maryland, USA
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