Intensive speech and language therapy can significantly help stroke patients who have been struggling to communicate for six months or more, according to newly published research. Dr Stefanie Abel ...
A hemorrhagic stroke causes brain damage due to bleeding. This type of stroke is caused by a blood vessel tear or leak.
Peter lost his ability to speak after a stroke four years ... Soon afterwards he discovered he'd had another stroke. Could the second stroke have returned his speech? The day that Peter regained ...
Brain strokes, often referred to as “brain attacks,” occur when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, leading to the death ...
Constraint-Induced therapy or CI therapy is a well-known therapeutic approach to rehabilitation after stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS ... shows that patients can "learn" to improve movement of the ...
“So I couldn’t do any speech therapy, I couldn’t work ... “But the stark reality is the care after a stroke isn’t the right ...
English was then transferred to a more specialized hospital. There, doctors performed a thrombectomy, a minimally invasive ...
Erin was in a medically induced coma when Mayowa arrived. He held her hand, sang a song they'd made up and prayed. Then medical staff sent him home. He called the hospital at least three times a day ...
Speech-language pathologists evaluate, diagnose and treat people with speech, language or swallowing difficulties. They work with many types of patients, including stroke victims who are ...