The loss reflected a $501 million impairment charge, a $57 million goodwill impairment charge and a $41 million writedown of inventory and other charges.

The impairment charge was 1.25 billion in the second quarter, a 49 million improvement on the first three months of the year.

The struggling care homes operator said that the sharp pre-tax loss was due partly to a large impairment charge of 219.2 million.

A goodwill impairment charge of $1.4 billion resulted in a $1.06 billion loss in the same quarter for the year earlier.

The second-quarter provision, which was higher than expected, took the high street lender's first-half impairment charge to £3.7 billion, more than four times last year's £900 million.

Researchers want to raise awareness of language impairment, believed to affect 7 per cent of all five-year-olds.

The aphasia, or language impairment, was a new characteristic of my aura.

She led the field in identifying specific language impairment.

In particular, 23.8% of the district's special education students have a speech or language impairment.

Language disorders can be developmental or acquired (e.g., specific language impairment and aphasia, respectively).

They may require additional interventions, to manage the greater neurological impairment and also the greater secondary complications.

It has been reported to induce reversible neurological impairment in multiple sclerosis patients, which led to the halt of an ongoing clinical trial.

The symptoms of postperfusion syndrome were initially felt to be permanent, but were shown to be transient with no permanent neurological impairment.

Chronic excess alcohol intake, or alcohol dependence, can lead to a wide range of neuropsychiatric or neurological impairment, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, and malignant neoplasms.

Neurological impairment may be mild, with reduced muscle tone and coordination, or so severe that the person can not stand or walk.

The judge criticised the 'dangerous and unpredictable mix' of substances, which caused 'severe impairment'.

The serum half-life of lincomycin may be prolonged in patients with severe impairment of renal function, compared to patients with normal renal function.

No function in the lower limbs, or severe impairment in lower limbs coupled with impairment in the torso.

There was a belief that those with vision impairment that was less severe had a competitive advantage over competitors who had more severe impairment.

Severe impairment to lower limbs but normal function in pelvis (m.quadratus lumborum).

She quickly realised the man had a hearing and speech impairment and remembered sign language she learned when working with deaf people.

But the star insisted that he will continue to write and record music despite the debilitating condition, which can lead to tremors, speech impairment and mobility issues.

Films and television shows often have subtitles displayed in the same language if the speaker has a speech impairment.

As a result, he sustained a loss of short-term memory and speech impairment.

He has a speech impairment and as a result constantly hisses.

A candidate with a severe vision impairment requires 50 per cent extra time.

According to experts, at 18,000 ft, hypoxia causes lightheadedness, weakness, vision impairment and tremors.

Visually impaired athletes will wear blindfolds for vision impairment equality.

It causes varying degrees of vision impairment depending on placement and concentration of the strands.

Using a pen needle that clicks-on to attach may be beneficial for people with arthritis, other manual dexterity issues, or vision impairment.