My father had a stroke last year that affected his right side. While he has regained almost all of his motor skills back, his language remains hampered. He can't recall names and many nouns. For instance, for a whole week he called everything "house" - the golf cart, a school building, etc. If he is trying to tell you someone's name, he can give directions to their house, or relate a story concerning them from *years* ago, but he can't say their name.