Wrong words come out: Aphasia?!
Question: Wrong words come out: Aphasia?
It seems random to me in that I've not noticed any correlation to stress, fatigue, headaches or any other factors. I know it used to happen about once or twice a month, now it seems to happen every few days, sometimes multiple times a day.
Does this sound like aphasia, or is there a different disorder that could cause this?
I am 47, female, hypertensive, family history of Alzheimer's, used to suffer (tremendously) from migraine and cluster headaches and get occasional "brain spikes." I don't drink, use illegal drugs, or currently take any medications.
Any ideas what I need to look into are welcomed!
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Ok so before I moved back down to primary care, I had a short stint in a dementia care ward(it was great) Any way, expressive aphasia is as the other person said, usually the result of trauma or stroke, and can develop in louie body dementia, alzheimers, and other brain deterioration. MOST of the cases of expressive aphasia, the person doesnt realize that they are doing it (House is wrong) Im sure as in all medical cases, there are people who have had these issues and realized them. Most likely, I would say what is happning is NOT aphasia but is a simple quick misjudge of vocabulary where you mean to say a word, and instead your brain "grabs" a similar word. Like when you call your kids by the wrong name, or call your dog by your husbands name. Your aware you did it, its confusing as to why, but its not aphasia. Given your family history, I would monitor these issues closely, but at this point, there is no cure, and no real way to treat it, so would you really want to know? Worrying about it will only make it worse I can promise you that. Dont allow your brain to dwell on it. It can produce symptoms that otherwise wouldnt exist. Just enjoy life and dont sweat it! Good Luck. Let me know if you have any questions, because Id love to answer them!
HCP-PC/ER/Trauma Care/ DSCU
Because you have not had a stroke or brain injury, it is most likely not acquired aphasia. However, you may want to talk to a neurologist about the possibility of Primary Progressive Aphasia, which is a frontotemporal dementia similar to Alzheimer's. Instead of the loss of memory, it is progressive loss of language until it turns into dementia.
Either way, a visit to a neurologist would be beneficial.
http://www.aphasia.org/Aphasia%20Facts/p…
Usually aphasia results from a traumatic brain injury or a stroke. It could be that you are just getting old. But I'm worried about you not being able to control it and that it's doesn't relate. You should see a doctor for a brain scan. Because of your family history of Alzheimer's, it could be that. Since it's getting progressively worse, you should look into the possibility of Alzheimer's. What happens in aphasia is you have a TBI and right then is how bad you will get and over two or so weeks it'll get better, but because it's getting worse, it's not aphasia. Go to your doctor.
Studying Speech Language Pathologist