May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and like many medical conditions, early detection is key when it comes to successful ...

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

The Stroke Association said that around a third of stroke survivors will suffer aphasia – a language and communication ...

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 ...

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 ...

Depending on the area of damage, aphasia can manifest as Wernicke's or Broca's aphasia. Treatment options include speech and language therapy, focusing on alternative communication methods like ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — accounting for 60 to 80% of cases in the US. As such, it is easy to forget that there are other types of neurodegenerative disorders. While ...

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 ...