Can aphasia be cured?
At this time, there is no medicine or drug that can cure aphasia. Surgery can be successful when pressure from a brain tumor impacts a critical speech center. Surgery is not useful in cases of aphasia following stroke, which represent the vast majority of instances. Speech therapy is often provided to persons with aphasia, but does not guarantee a “cure”. The purpose of speech therapy is to help the patient to fully utilize remaining skills and to learn compensatory means of communication.
