[2] Severity levels may range from being unable to understand even the simplest spoken and/or written information to missing minor details of a conversation.

[14] "The middle cerebral arteries supply blood to the cortical areas involved in speech, language and swallowing.

[2] This area is posterior to the primary auditory cortex (PAC) which is responsible for decoding individual speech sounds.

Most individuals will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan to confirm the presence of a brain injury and to identify its precise location.

[22] In circumstances where a person is showing possible signs of aphasia, the physician will refer him or her to a speech-language pathologist (SLP) for a comprehensive speech and language evaluation.

SLPs will examine the individual's ability to express him or herself through speech, understand language in written and spoken forms, write independently, and perform socially.

Treatment plans and individual goals should be developed based on diagnostic information, as well as patient and caregiver needs, desires, and priorities.

Treatment plans are usually devised by a team of healthcare workers including a speech therapist, neuropsychologist, and a neurologist.

[33] Recent research suggests, that therapy be functional and focus on communication goals that are appropriate for the patient's individual lifestyle.

[34] Specific treatment considerations for working with individuals with Wernicke's aphasia (or those who exhibit deficits in auditory comprehension) include using familiar materials, using shorter and slower utterances when speaking, giving direct instructions, and using repetition as needed.

[35] Auditory comprehension is a primary focus in treatment for Wernicke's aphasia, as it is the main deficit related to this diagnosis.

Therapy activities may include: Anomia is consistently seen in aphasia, so many treatment techniques aim to help patients with word finding problems.

Through production of semantically similar features, participants develop more skills in naming stimuli due to the increase in lexical activation.

[39] Schuell's stimulation utilizes stimulation through therapy tasks beginning at a simplified task and progressing to become more difficult including: The social approach involves a collaborative effort on behalf of patients and clinicians to determine goals and outcomes for therapy that could improve the patient's quality of life.

Clinicians can teach family members how to support one another, and how to adjust their speaking patterns to facilitate their loved one's treatment and rehabilitation.

[15] More recently, researchers are developing medical treatments for aphasia using clinical trials for pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches.

A medical team will work to control the signs and symptoms of the stroke and rehabilitation therapy will begin to manage and recover lost skills.