Until the recent news that Bruce Willis had been diagnosed with aphasia and was retiring from acting, many people were unfamiliar with the condition. Despite its low profile, aphasia is not uncommon.

News of actor Bruce Willis’ aphasia diagnosis sent shockwaves through Hollywood last week and put a spotlight on the relatively common — yet mostly unknown — language disorder. Willis’ family ...

Before what she and her husband call their "one bad day," Christine Patten was a director at a global law firm and an expert communicator. Now, Patten, 54, struggles to describe what happened after ...

When Bruce Willis' family announced on Instagram this week that at age 67 he was retiring from acting because of aphasia, it had many people asking what is aphasia and is it treatable? Aphasia is the ...

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Until the recent news that Bruce Willis had been ...

Living with aphasia has been compared to living in a country where you don’t speak the language. Gestures, sign language or other forms of communication may not be much help. And the people who want ...

Knowledge of the facts is called factive knowledge. In the phrase "He knows [that it is warm outside]", the embedded clause is assumed to be true. However, in the phrase "It seems [that it is warm ...

In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language function to right ...

Bruce Willis's family has announced that the actor is "stepping away" from his successful acting career due to a medical condition that is impacting his "cognitive abilities." In a statement to ...

Compared with standard intensive speech and language therapy (iSLT) alone, right-sided cervical C7 neurotomy combined with iSLT significantly improved language function in patients with chronic ...