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| Interesting
Facts: |
| Stroke is the
leading cause of long-term disability |
| Stroke is the
3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. |
| About 750,000
strokes occur each year in the U.S. |
| About 1/3 of
these strokes result in Aphasia (about 250,000) |
| There are at
least 2,000,000 people who have Aphasia in the U.S. |
Aphasia is an acquired neurogenic
language disorder, so you cannot be born with it.