4.Dementia
Dementia patients often suffer from Broca’s Aphasia symptoms. The symptoms may come on slowly and may appear with other symptoms of the disease as well, including depression, memory loss, and irritability. For many people, this is one of the first or most noticeable symptoms of the disease, but for others, it comes on later and can even be confused with or attributed to other symptoms.
Broca’s Aphasia caused by dementia isn’t like to improve as dementia doesn’t improve and gets worse over time. Many people learn to manage the condition and find ways to communicate. Many people struggle with depression related to their inability to communicate.
Rehabilitation may be helpful, but as the disease progresses, it will be less effective. Many of the same things that cause Broca’s Aphasia can also lead to early-onset dementia and make the symptoms of Broca’s Aphasia worse or cause them to come on faster.