Charity expresses concern over ‘decline’ in stroke after-care - The charity is calling for all stroke patients to get the ...

Difficulty speaking clearly or understanding language is called aphasia. Its most common cause is stroke, but aphasia also ...

Dukelow was investigating whether transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) combined with intensive speech therapy could improve recovery from poststroke aphasia. "We are very excited by the ...

"There's no cure, unfortunately," for aphasia, says Amorapanth. But targeted speech and language therapy can help. Therapists can take patients through reading or speaking exercises and try role ...

A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is cut off, which damages brain cells. This can lead to many problems ...

Dukelow was investigating whether transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) combined with intensive speech therapy could improve recovery from poststroke aphasia. We are very excited by the ...

The researchers – who publish their findings in the journal Brain today – hope that the treatment will eventually improve the ability of stroke patients with aphasia across the NHS to access intensive ...

The primary focus of this lab is to work with people with aphasia – a language impairment that sometimes follows stroke – to better understand language processes and ways to improve aphasia treatment ...

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Many people with post-stroke aphasia can improve their language ability over time, Goral said, especially in the early weeks following a stroke. Coupled with speech language therapy, "people can ...