Discover 12 evidence-based methods to speed up stroke recovery. Learn how to optimize healing and regain function through ...

A mild stroke, sometimes called a mini-stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), may not cause major damage right away, ...

C7 neurotomy added to standard speech therapy enhances language recovery in patients with chronic post-stroke aphasia, a randomized trial suggests.

AS CHLOE Beecham waits patiently for her mother to tie her shoelaces and brush her hair, she cannot help but think of her old ...

A new University of Sheffield research project that aims to improve communication between people with aphasia and their ...

Background and Purpose: The optimal endovascular stroke therapy (EVT) care delivery structure is unknown. Here, we present our experience in creating an integrated stroke system (ISS) to expand EVT ...

Many survivors of stroke experience cognitive impairments that can range from mild deficits to more severe forms of dementia. Understanding the underlying mechanisms, developing accurate models of ...

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to ...

Aphasia is a language disorder that affects the ability to speak and understand what others say and can also impact reading ...

Speech and language therapy Having a stroke can have lasting effects when it comes to speech and communication. It can be frustrating at first to have to re-learn certain qualities of speech that came ...

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is suddenly blocked or when a blood ...

June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, but many remain unaware of the neurological disorder that can come after a stroke of head injury.