"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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aphasia" by people in Profiles.
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Bailey DJ, Anjum J, Park H, Carpenter E, Mamlekar C, Kurland J. A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Aphasia Management With Proposed Ethical Guidelines. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2026 Mar 10; 35(2):402-421.
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Mart?nez-Molina N, Pitk?niemi A, Siponkoski ST, Moisseinen N, Kuusela L, Laitinen S, S?rk?m? ER, Pekkola J, Melkas S, Schlaug G, Kleber B, Sihvonen AJ, S?rk?m? T. Functional neuroplasticity in chronic post-stroke aphasia following a singing intervention in a cross-over randomised trial. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 29; 15(1):27639.
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Kurland J, Varadharaju V, Liu A, Stokes P, Gupta A, Hudspeth M, O'Connor B. Large Language Models' Ability to Assess Main Concepts in Story Retelling: A Proof-of-Concept Comparison of Human Versus Machine Ratings. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2025 Dec 15; 34(6S):3636-3646.
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Armstrong E, Hersh D. Speaking Up and Being Heard: The Importance of Functional Communication and Discourse Principles in Aphasia Intervention. Semin Speech Lang. 2024 08; 45(4):356-367.
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Sihvonen AJ, Pitk?niemi A, Siponkoski ST, Kuusela L, Mart?nez-Molina N, Laitinen S, S?rk?m? ER, Pekkola J, Melkas S, Schlaug G, Sairanen V, S?rk?m? T. Structural Neuroplasticity Effects of Singing in Chronic Aphasia. eNeuro. 2024 May; 11(5).
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Agrawal M, Singh VK, Verma A, Pathak A, Kumar A, Joshi D, Mishra VN, Chaurasia RN. Clinico-radiological factors associated with aphasia outcome in post stroke patients: A prospective follow up study from eastern part of India. J Clin Neurosci. 2024 May; 123:130-136.
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Jacobs M, Evans E, Ellis C. Exploring the association between social determinants and aphasia impairment: A retrospective data integration approach. PLoS One. 2024; 19(3):e0299979.
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Ogbeide-Latario OE, Kempfle J, Hamzei-Sichani F, Remenschneider AK. Aphasia as Presenting Symptom of Left Temporal Pneumocephalus After a Restrained Sneeze. Otol Neurotol. 2024 Jan 01; 45(1):e66-e67.
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Jacobs M, Evans E, Ellis C. Intersectional sociodemographic and neurological relationships in the naming ability of persons with post-stroke aphasia. J Commun Disord. 2023 Sep-Oct; 105:106352.
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Kernbach JM, Hartwigsen G, Lim JS, Bae HJ, Yu KH, Schlaug G, Bonkhoff A, Rost NS, Bzdok D. Bayesian stroke modeling details sex biases in the white matter substrates of aphasia. Commun Biol. 2023 03 31; 6(1):354.