Brain disorder often mistaken for Alzheimer's leaves sufferers 'verbally locked in'
Primary progressive aphasia robs sufferers of the ability to recall words, and is often mistaken for dementia where people cannot recall memories, experts at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Candid Conversation With Kim Campbell On The Rhinestone Cowboy, Alzheimer's And Living Life As A Caregiver
"I have a black eye, but I'm hanging in there." Kim Campbell, tells me. "Caregiving is hard," she says. "I don't know how people do it." Kim's husband, legendary country singer, Glen Campbell, rocked awareness when he and his family let the world know their secret. Together they toured the country after bravely announcing he had Alzheimer's diseaselen playing his heart out with his musically talented children: son, Shannon and daughter, Ashley, by his side. Napa Valley was their final stage, Glen's last encore. By that night, his struggle through the plaques and tangles plaguing his brain had become too difficult. Kim wa...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dysphagia in Duchenne: practical recommendations to guide management
Dysphasia, or difficulty swallowing, effects many patients with Duchenne. Complaints of "something stuck in my throat" are not uncommon. A new article on dysphagia in Duchenne presents a clear step by step plan of care. (Source: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy)
Source: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy - January 8, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
International Aphasia Awareness Month - October 2015
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Source: Speakability - October 8, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: news
SLAM dunk for aphasia: Explaining speech production
We take speech for granted. We can talk effortlessly all day, but the seeming ease of speech production is actually the result of some complex interactive processes that involve multiple representations in the brain. A recent model sheds light on the processes underlying aphasia, that is the condition when speech (at least partially) fails. (Source: Psychonomic Society News)
Source: Psychonomic Society News - September 15, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: news
Stroke Rounds: Aphasia Recovery Better When Therapy Spread Out
(MedPage Today) -- Distributing therapy hours over a longer time period boosts recovery (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - June 25, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Modified Berg Balance Scale: making assessment appropriate for people with aphasia - Carter A, Nicholas M, Hunsaker E, Jacobson AM.
OBJECTIVE: Modifying assessments for people with aphasia has the potential to increase the validity of healthcare assessments across professional domains. This pilot study addressed the challenges of giving people with aphasia the power to fully participat... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Why does Hodor only say Hodor? The Game of Thrones giant may have a neurological condition
Hodor may have a neurological disease called expressive aphasia, which causes language problems, Jordan Lewis, of the Penn State College of Medicine explains. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Narrative discourse impairments in Persian-speaking persons with traumatic brain injury: a pilot study - Ghayoumi Anaraki Z, Marini A, Yadegari F, Mahmoodi Bakhtiari B, Fakharian E, Rahgozar M, Rassouli M.
OBJECTIVE: Studies have shown the presence of narrative discourse difficulties in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI), even in those who do not suffer from aphasia. Yet, there still exist inconsistencies between the results of different studies, in p... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Treatment of Poststroke AphasiaTreatment of Poststroke Aphasia
Aphasia can be a debilitating consequence of stroke. This review examines current approaches to post-stroke aphasia, and explores new modalities such as brain stimulation and other neuromodulators. Seminars in Neurology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
6 People Who Spoke A Foreign Language After A Coma
You may have heard about the guy who woke up from a coma able to speak French.
Experts call the condition "bilingual aphasia." It supposedly occurs when one area of the brain that learns a language is damaged while another remains untouched.
BroBible.com has compiled six strange-but-true examples. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Out-of-character criminal actions linked to dementia
Conclusion
This study looks at an important issue, but it had several limitations that make the results less reliable:
It used data on criminal behaviour taken from patients’ medical notes rather than relying on official criminal records.
Patients referred to the centre may have had more behavioural problems than those with dementia in the general population.
The study cannot show the criminal behaviour was caused by dementia.
The study had no control group, so cannot compare crime rates among healthy adults with those with dementia.
Dementia can lead to changes in behaviour and, in some people, lo...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Neurology Older people Source Type: news
Stroke: Neuro-rehabilitation helps patients cope with loss of motor function
The majority of patients who survive a stroke usually continue to suffer from permanent motor disorders (hemiparesis) or a linguistic handicap (aphasia). A new study reveals an improvement in the efficiency of the brain activity when patients receive a treatment combining motor revalidation with non-invasive brain stimulation. These results were demonstrated via the technique of functional MRI. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 9, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Hemodynamic stroke caused by strangulation - Neto HS, Neville IS, Beer-Furlan A, Tavares WM, Teixeira MJ, Paiva WS.
We report a case of watershed ischemic stroke in a 36-year-old male secondary to manual strangulation. The patient presented with a right hemiparesis with grade IV motor deficit and an expressive aphasia. Radiological investigation revealed an ischemic str... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Stroke in a young patient? Ask about synthetic cannabinoids
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Ischemic stroke after use of synthetic marijuana “spice”. Freeman MJ et al. Neurology 2013;81:1-4.
Abstract
This interesting paper, from the University of South Florida in Tampa, describes a brother and sister who at different times both developed ischemic strokes shortly after smoking a synthetic marijuana product.
The 26-year-old brother presented with dysarthria, expressive aphasia, and right-sided weakness after smoking “Spice” a few hours previously. Head CT showed a clot in the proximal middle cerebral artery. His symptoms resolved after treatment with thrombolytics.
The 19-y...
Source: The Poison Review - December 11, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical cerebral ischemia jwh-018 spice stroke synthetic cannabinoid Source Type: news
