Prolonged Language Recovery For Stroke Patients Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

JoVE has just published a video article showing the details of a technique developed by researchers to improve language function in stroke patients with chronic speech-language impairment. Strokes occur when a brain clot blocks blood flow in parts of the brain, essentially starving groups of neurons of oxygen, which is necessary for normal function. Nearly 130,000 of the 795,000 strokes Americans suffer annually result in death, accounting for roughly 5% of deaths in the U.S...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news