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Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a form of dementia and a communication disorder called primary progressive aphasia, which is a rare disease that has a typical life ...

Difficulty finding words or the habit of substituting them with others that are similar semantically – such as knife and cutter – or phonologically – such as knife and wife – are usually the first ...

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurological condition that affects a person’s ability to communicate. PPA has three subtypes. Damage due to frontotemporal dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is ...

Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia, she and her medical team said in a statement released Thursday. Williams has been open in the past about her ...

After memory, language problems are the most common complaint that individuals and their families tell us about in our clinic. Here is a recent example: “With my wife, the problem started with words.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She’s in speech therapy, but could you please tell me more about this side effect of a stroke? ANSWER: Aphasia ...

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurological disorder that affects your ability to speak, read, write, and understand others. When you have it, it becomes harder and harder to express your ...