Key Points. 1  Cancer treatment can cause mouth and throat problems. 2  Oral complications may be caused by the treatment itself (directly) or by side effects of the treatment (indirectly). 3  Complications may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-lasting).
Language deprivation. Language deprivation is associated with the lack of linguistic stimuli that are necessary for the language acquisition processes in an individual, usually in a very impoverished environment. Experiments involving language deprivation are very scarce due to the ethical controversy associated with it.
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that affects a personâs ability to communicate. Aphasia impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing. Aphasia can occur suddenly, often the result of stroke, or it can occur over a period of time as a result of a brain tumor.