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Original Source: The impact of stroke: are people with aphasia different to those without?
Purpose. Stroke rehabilitation programmes aim to improve functional outcomes and quality of life. This study explored long-term outcomes in a cohort of people admitted to two acute stroke units with stroke. Comparisons were drawn between people with aphasia (PWA) and people without aphasia. Methods. People admitted to hospital with a first stroke were assessed at 2-weeks, 3-months and 6-months post-stroke. Measures included: the Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living (ADL), the Frenchay Aphasia Screen...
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Eating disorders include conditions causing under-eating and over-eating. The most common of these are Anorexia and Bulimia. Eating disorders are a serious mental illness that affect 1.6 million peo...
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to...
A stroke is a cerebrovascular accident that results in inadequate blood flow to part of the brain, starving it of oxygen and causing immediate and irreversible changes to the neurones. If affects 15...
Vascular Dementia accounts for 25% of all dementias (the second most commen cause after Alzheimers. It is the cumulative effects of many small strokes - patients often have evidence of vascular path...
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Speech entrainment benefits stroke victims with Broca's aphasia
Stroke victims affected with loss of speech caused by Broca's aphasia have been shown to speak fluidly through the use of a process called "speech entrainment" developed by researchers at the Universi...
Robot-delivered speech and physical therapy a success
In one of the earliest experiments using a humanoid robot to deliver speech and physical therapy to a stroke patient, researchers saw notable speech and physical therapy gains and significant improvem...
Rehab: A great role for robots
From FierceHealth IT (Stroke patient makes gains in speech, physical therapy with robot) Researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are touting success in the case of a robot that delivere...
Robot-delivered speech and physical therapy
(Medical Xpress)—In one of the earliest experiments using a humanoid robot to deliver speech and physical therapy to a stroke patient, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst saw nota...
Study of vocal impersonations reveals how we manipulate our voices
A study of vocal impersonations has shown for the first time how speech production and voice perception systems in the brain interact to influence the way our voices sound. The research, supported by...
Can aphasia improve if stroke survivors attend group speech therapy post-inpatient therapy?
Stroke risk campaign launched in pharmacies across Wales
All 714 community pharmacies in Wales are taking part in a month-long campaign to encourage people to visit their local pharmacy in order to lower their risk of stroke. During May, community phar...
Is early speech and language therapy after stroke a waste?
Research into rehabilitation is a relatively young discipline and there are still few centres of academic excellence in stroke rehabilitation. Randomised trials are difficult to conduct in this area.....
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BACKGROUND: Body image can be affected by bodily experiences extending beyond physical appearance. This study evaluated associations among speech, eating, and body image concerns for surgically treate...
What is stroke symptom knowledge?
BACKGROUND: No commonly agreed definition exists for 'stroke symptom knowledge' among members of the general public. Recalling at least one correct stroke symptom has been used in the past. However, t...
There is little published intervention outcome literature concerning dysarthria acquired from stroke. Single case studies have potential for more detailed specification and interpretation than is gene...
Impaired speech repetition and left parietal lobe damage.
Patients with left hemisphere damage and concomitant aphasia usually have difficulty repeating others' speech. Although impaired speech repetition, the primary symptom of conduction aphasia, has been...
The impact of stroke-related dysarthria on social participation and implications for rehabilitation.
Introduction. Each year an estimated 30,000-45,000 UK individuals experience stroke-related dysarthria (impairment of movements required to produce speech). Many will experience persistent dysarthri...
