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Aphasic meaning
Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
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Film In the film " Altered States " (1980) William Hurt 's character Dr Edward Jessup emerges from a sensory deprivation tank/drug experience bloodied and aphasic and is misdiagnosed as having entered a fugue state post seizure in the tank.
Freud realised that there were mental processes that were not conscious, whilst he was employed as a neurological consultant at the Children's Hospital, where he noticed that many aphasic children had no apparent organic cause for their symptoms.
More research needs to be done to examine the optimal time for providing intense therapy to all aphasic patients.
Overall health status also greatly impacts outcomes in aphasic patients.