These individuals also have great difficulty in understanding the speech of other people. They usually have no body weakness because their brain injury is not near the parts of the brain that control movement. People with Global aphasia have suffered damage to extensive portions of the brain. These people have severe communication difficulties and may be limited in their ability to speak or comprehend language. This type of aphasia is called transient aphasia.
Transient aphasia refers to a communication problem that lasts only a few hours or days.
Aphasia may occur in people of any age, sex, race, or nationality. The majority of these victims have aphasia as a result of a stroke. About one-third of severely head injured persons are aphasic. Thus far, no medicine, drugs, or surgery has been known to cure aphasia. Speech therapy is often provided to aphasic patients, but it does not guarantee a cure.