Multiple facets of reading processing in aphasic individuals: literature review

Abstract

Aphasia is a common linguistic disorder. It occurs in stroke patients. At the linguistic level, it is considered a damage on the semantic, syntactic, phonological and morphological systems components. Many aspects of communication may be damaged. It is known all types and levels of aphasia present problems in reading. Although there is some research focusing on the on reading deficits and aphasia, little is known. This is the main reason of this work. It aims to present data from investigations of reading and aphasia. This it contributes to a wider view about the topic of aphasia in Brazil.