Aphasia vs. Dysphagia — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Aphasia and Dysphagia
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Aphasia
Aphasia is an inability to comprehend or formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions. The major causes are a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) or head trauma.
Dysphagia
Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing. Although classified under "symptoms and signs" in ICD-10, in some contexts it is classified as a condition in its own right.It may be a sensation that suggests difficulty in the passage of solids or liquids from the mouth to the stomach, a lack of pharyngeal sensation or various other inadequacies of the swallowing mechanism.
Aphasia
Inability (or impaired ability) to understand or produce speech, as a result of brain damage.
Dysphagia
Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease
Progressive dysphagia
Aphasia
Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain from injury or disease.
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Dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing.
Aphasia
(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.
Dysphagia
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
Aphasia
Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.
Dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing.
Aphasia
Inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
Dysphagia
Condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful
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