In clinical practice guidelines jointly issued by the US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense, updated recommendations are presented for the management of stroke rehabilitation.

Hyperreflexia and an upward plantar response may be seen contralateral to the stroke location. Specific to the left MCA territory, the patient may demonstrate expressive or receptive aphasia ...

Communicative ability after stroke influences patient outcomes. Limited research has explored the impact of aphasia when it intersects with cultural or linguistic differences on receiving stroke care ...

Houston Methodist's first resident storyteller teaches hospital patients to use creative writing to process emotion and ...

After Erin Adelekun delivered her daughter Adenike, she went home with a mild headache. Her doctor wasn't worried, so she wasn't either. Erin took medication for the pain and got to caring for her ...

A British woman who developed an Italian accent — despite never visiting the country — has told how she feels she has 'lost ...

Some of Hollywood's biggest kid actors descended on shocking downward spirals that saw them ultimately end up in legal ...

A state trooper arrested a driver who had a stroke instead of seeking medical help, prompting a negligence claim and a $12 ...

Speech therapist Evelyn Khoo created the first support network here for those isolated by language loss. Read more at straitstimes.com.

People with aphasia—a brain disorder affecting about a million people in the U.S.—struggle to turn their thoughts into words and comprehend spoken language.

Impairment in language is a common finding among individuals with dementia and can be a presenting symptom, particularly in Alzheimer's dementia and primary progressive aphasia. Early recognition ...