Study Finds Post-Stroke Aphasia Recovery Impeded By Shift Of Language Function To Right Hemisphere

In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language function to right hemispheric brain regions bodes poorly for language recovery. Patients who recovered from aphasia showed a return to normal left-hemispheric language activation patterns. These results, which may open up new rehabilitation strategies, are available in the current issue of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news