"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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| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aphasia" by people in Profiles.
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Farahbod H, Rogalsky C, Keator LM, Cai J, Pillay SB, LaCroix AN, Fridriksson J, Binder JR, Venezia JH, Saberi K, Hickok G. Audiovisual Synchrony in Left-hemisphere Brain-lesioned Individuals with Aphasia. J Cogn Neurosci. 2025 Nov 01; 37(11):2190-2202.
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Zhu H, Fitzhugh MC, Keator LM, Johnson L, Rorden C, Bonilha L, Fridriksson J, Rogalsky C. How Can Graph Theory Inform the Dual-stream Model of Speech Processing? A Resting-state Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Stroke and Aphasia Symptomology. J Cogn Neurosci. 2025 Mar 01; 37(3):737-766.
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Krason A, Vigliocco G, Mailend ML, Stoll H, Varley R, Buxbaum LJ. Benefit of visual speech information for word comprehension in post-stroke aphasia. Cortex. 2023 08; 165:86-100.
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Stockbridge MD, Elm J, Breining BL, Tippett DC, Sebastian R, Cassarly C, Teklehaimanot A, Spell LA, Sheppard SM, Vitti E, Ruch K, Goldberg EB, Kelly C, Keator LM, Fridriksson J, Hillis AE. Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation in Subacute Aphasia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Stroke. 2023 04; 54(4):912-920.
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Middleton EL, Schwartz MF, Dell GS, Brecher A. Learning from errors: Exploration of the monitoring learning effect. Cognition. 2022 07; 224:105057.
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Mailend ML, Maas E, Story BH. Apraxia of speech and the study of speech production impairments: Can we avoid further confusion? Reply to Romani (2021). Cogn Neuropsychol. 2021 May-Jun; 38(4):309-317.
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Mailend ML, Maas E, Beeson PM, Story BH, Forster KI. Examining speech motor planning difficulties in apraxia of speech and aphasia via the sequential production of phonetically similar words. Cogn Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 38(1):72-87.
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Keator LM, Faria AV, Kim KT, Saxena S, Wright AE, Sheppard SM, Breining BL, Goldberg E, Tippett DC, Meier E, Hillis AE. An Efficient Bedside Measure Yields Prognostic Implications for Language Recovery in Acute Stroke Patients. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2020 09; 33(3):192-200.
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Keator LM, Basilakos A, Rorden C, Elm J, Bonilha L, Fridriksson J. Clinical Implementation of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Aphasia: A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020 08 04; 29(3):1376-1388.
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Stoll H, de Wit MM, Middleton EL, Buxbaum LJ. Treating limb apraxia via action semantics: a preliminary study. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2021 Aug; 31(7):1145-1162.