Bruce Willis is "stepping away" from his acting career due to aphasia diagnosis, family says
Aphasia is a language disorder that impacts a person's ability to communicate. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bruce Willis “Stepping Away” From Acting Career After Aphasia Diagnosis
"This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support," said the actor's family in a statement posted Wednesday. #brucewillis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bruce Willis Stepping Away From Acting Following Aphasia Diagnosis
Bruce Willis’ family has announced the actor is retiring from the profession after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain damage that affects a person’s abili… #brucewillis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Mayo Clinic expert explains aphasia
Aphasia is a condition that can affect a person's ability to communicate. To better understand the condition, the Mayo Clinic News Network reached out to Dr. Hugo Botha, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, to explain. What is aphasia? Aphasia is a broad term that refers to a problem with language. So, for example, patients with aphasia may have trouble understanding what other people are saying, understanding what they read, or may have trouble putting their… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 30, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
U.S. FDA Approves CARVYKTI ™ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel), Janssen’s First Cell Therapy, a BCMA-Directed CAR-T Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
HORSHAM, Pa., February 28, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CARVYKTI™ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) after four or more prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.1 The approval is based on data from the pivotal CARTITUDE-1 study, which included patients who had received a median of six prior treatment regimens (range, 3-18), and had previously rec...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
The burden of traumatic brain injury in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review - Adegboyega G, Zolo Y, Sebopelo LA, Dalle DU, Dada OE, Mbangtang CB, Tetinou F, Kanmounye US, Alalade AF.
ABBREVIATIONS
BDAEBoston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination
BRIEFBehaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning
CADLCommunicative Abilities of Daily Living
CBCLChild Behaviour Checklist
CTComputed Tomography
CTEChronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
DALY... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Pufferfish poisoning from Arothron stellatus: the first confirmed case in India with exact species identification - Joseph TC, Goswami DB, Pradeep MA, Anupama TK, Parmar E, Renuka V, Remya S, Ravishankar CN.
A puffer fish poisoning case was reported from the coastal city of Veraval in the Gujarat state of India with patient reporting symptoms of giddiness, vertigo, aphasia and heaviness of head following consumption of cooked fish. Treatment was purely symptom... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Computer simulations of the brain can predict language recovery in stroke survivors
(Boston University) Speech rehabilitation experts can predict how well a patient will recover from aphasia, a disorder caused by damage to the part of the brain responsible for producing language. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Type of Alzheimer's With Intact Memory Offers New Research Paths Type of Alzheimer's With Intact Memory Offers New Research Paths
Patients with primary progressive aphasia-associated Alzheimer ' s seem to be more resilient to effects of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 19, 2021 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Type of Alzheimer's With Intact Memory Offers New Research Paths Type of Alzheimer's With Intact Memory Offers New Research Paths
Patients with primary progressive aphasia-associated Alzheimer ' s seem to be more resilient to effects of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 18, 2021 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Memory Preserved in Rare Aphasia Tied to Alzheimer Disease
Decline in language function, but not episodic memory, seen for primary progressive aphasia associated with Alzheimer disease (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - January 15, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology, Pathology, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Memory Preserved in Rare Aphasia Tied to Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) have longitudinally preserved episodic memory, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Neurology.
M. Marsel-Mesulam, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 15, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss
Title: Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer ' s, But Without Memory LossCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/13/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/14/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Alzheimer)
Source: MedicineNet Alzheimer - January 14, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- A rare brain disease that causes loss of language skills doesn ' t lead to memory loss, a new study finds.
The condition is called primary progressive aphasia and about 40% of people who have it have underlying Alzheimer ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Steroid medication gave me disturbing side effects. They changed my life in bad — and good — ways.
The drugs caused me to suffer receptive aphasia, hypomania and other derangements. Doctors need to warn and reassure patients about such possible reactions. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sally Satel Source Type: news
