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Language impairment is a clinical finding in which a person's ability to communicate is not at the level expected for someone of his age, leading to difficulty in speaking, listening, reading, or writing.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

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Alzheimer's disease
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Frontotemporal dementia
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Is a Side Effect of

Oxcarbazepine
Gabitril
Tiagabine

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