Afasia. Paciente con afasia global (motora y sensitiva). Entrevista y ejercicios (parte 1 de 2)

APHASIA: Aphasia is a language disorder that commonly occurs after a stroke. It involves problems with both expressing and understanding language, with varying degrees of severity depending on the extent of the brain injury. Expressive problems generally include difficulty remembering the names of objects or people (anomia), constructing sentences with correct verbal correspondence (agrammatism), and expressing these problems verbally (pauses, repetitions, etc.). Comprehension problems typically involve difficulty understanding complex sentences (such as subordinate clauses) or speech with incomplete sentences or multiple simultaneous topics. Although approximately 115,000 strokes occur in Spain each year, there is very little practical information (educational videos, examples) available about the specific symptoms and the experiences of patients and their families. This generates significant anxiety, frustration, and isolation among those affected. From this need for information for those affected, and especially to inform those unaffected about the disorder and how to interact with a patient, the Language Project was born. People with aphasia exist; they are just like you, but with language difficulties, and they need to be heard and understood! LANGUAGE PROJECT: The Language Project is a YouTube channel where students, under the supervision of a teacher, create informative videos about language disorders by interviewing patients. Each academic year, we will dedicate the channel to a different disorder. This year, we are starting the project with APHASIA. VIDEO: In this video, we interview Jesús, a patient with severe global aphasia. This means that Jesús has difficulty speaking (he only pronounces a few words, such as the stereotypy "que" or monosyllables, like "sí") and understanding (he makes some mistakes with abstract words; he confuses yes/no, etc.). Through an interview with him and his speech therapist, as well as several exercises, we observed his progress and difficulties. Project for the course "Thought and Language" Year: 3rd Psychology + Criminology Comillas Pontifical University (Madrid, Spain) Center: CEADAC (Madrid) Patient: Jesús Professional: Laura (speech therapist) Students: María Bellón, Jorge Blasco, Laura Garrido, Andrea Cabello, Rodrigo Martín Academic Supervisor: Nereida Bueno Guerra ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: We thank Jesús for his courage in putting a face to aphasia, and for being kind enough to allow us to administer some tests. We also thank CEADAC for the opportunity to connect with patients with aphasia, and we thank all its staff for their kindness and hospitality, especially Laura (speech therapist) and Carlos (center director). CONTACT: If you would like to get in touch with us or suggest a language disorder for us to address on the channel, please write to us at: [email protected]