CHICAGO -- It would be easy to think of Bruce Willis as indestructible; that is, after all, the image the movie star cultivated for so many years on the big screen. So it was a shock to many when ...

Misunderstandings and lack of information about aphasia can cause people to draw conclusions about cognitive ability, such as in the situation with Joe Biden, who has a history of stuttering.

Spasmodic dysphonia (or laryngeal dystonia) is a rare voice disorder that is thought to happen when your brain sends abnormal signals to your vocal folds. It only affects about 1 in 100,000 people.

Apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder that can make speaking difficult. It affects the brain pathways involved in speech and can cause problems with coordinating the movements necessary for ...

An increasing amount of attention is being paid to dyslexia and autism. These neurodevelopmental disorders affect a large number of children, to the point where they have become household names for ...