TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06:  Actor Bruce Willis attends the "Looper" press conference during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 6, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.  (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
Cover TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actor Bruce Willis attends the "Looper" press conference during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 6, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06:  Actor Bruce Willis attends the "Looper" press conference during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 6, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.  (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
67歲好萊塢巨星布魯斯威利(Bruce Willis)驚傳罹患失語症(aphasia),由家人代為發表聲明宣布退休,將息影專心治療。不過究竟失語症是什麼?會出現什麼樣的症狀呢?此篇一次告訴讀者。
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 19:  Actor Bruce Willis attends the premiere of Dimension Films' "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" at TCL Chinese Theatre on August 19, 2014 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Above HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 19: Actor Bruce Willis attends the premiere of Dimension Films' "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" at TCL Chinese Theatre on August 19, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 19:  Actor Bruce Willis attends the premiere of Dimension Films' "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" at TCL Chinese Theatre on August 19, 2014 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

1. 失語症並不是失智症

許多人會誤以為失語症就是失智症,其實並不是。失語症是由後天大腦語言區的損傷所造成,失語症患者常常在聽理解、口語表達、閱讀、書寫等語言能力上,可能有不同程度的障礙。

2. 可能造成失語症的原因

失語是一種大腦後天受損所導致的症狀,可能因為腦中風而引起,大腦栓塞、顱內出血,也可能 因為頭部外傷(例如:車禍、撞擊)、腦部腫瘤或感染,而造成腦部「語言中樞」損傷所致。 患者會在短時間內出現明顯的語言衰退現象,但智力不受影響。

有醫生推斷,布魯斯威利的情況可能與他電影裡的動作設計有關,進而影響到腦部。

3. 失語症分三種

根據衛福部提供的資料,失語症大致分為表達性、接受性、全面性三種。

  • 表達性失語症患者,顧名思義表達能力差,但可理解部分溝通內容。
  • 接受性失語症患者表達能力較好,可是理解力差,有時甚至不知道自己在說什麼。
  • 全面性失語症,則是患者的表達、理解力都不佳。
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06:  Actor Bruce Willis attends the "Looper" press conference during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 6, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.  (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
Above TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actor Bruce Willis attends the "Looper" press conference during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 6, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06:  Actor Bruce Willis attends the "Looper" press conference during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 6, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.  (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)

4. 失語症主要三大症狀

如果身邊也有人出現以下三大症狀,第一:說話越來越簡略、越來越少說話、第二:說話詞彙、形容詞大量減少、第三:記憶力衰退,經常忘東忘西,很有可能就是罹患失語症。

5. 目前失語症仍然無法治癒

目前失語症僅能以藥物延緩病情,無法治癒,甚至如果推延可能導致出現失智、身體機能減弱,隨而容易引發吸入性肺炎、敗血症等併發症,導致死亡。所以醫生建議若有上面的三種症狀盡可能及早發現及早治療,千萬不要拖延。

6. 如何跟失語症患者溝通?

  • 說話內容簡短具體 失語症者可能理解能力有所缺損,跟他說話時越簡單「具體」越好。
  • 避免刺激性的話題,因為當病患急於表達,卻說不出口時,會加深自身的挫折感。 
  • 多給予稱讚與肯定,最重要的是給予「尊重」,因為失語症者是語言能力上有缺陷,多數頭腦仍然清晰,在與失語症者互動時,要記得他仍然是一位成人不是小孩,維持過往的說話語氣與態度即可。

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Irene Chen
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