June 2020
Safe Driving : Protecting Yourself Behind the Wheel
Communication Breakdown : How Aphasia Affects Language
Comparing Heart Disease Treatments
How Cataracts Cloud Your Vision
COPD: Learn More Breathe Better (Source: NIH News in Health)
Source: NIH News in Health - May 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Types of Memory Impairments are There in Children?
Discussion
Memory is an important part of what distinguishes higher order species from others. Memory also is part of one’s self-identity. Difficulties in short-term memory can make common, everyday tasks difficult for the person experiencing the problem particularly if it recently occurred and the person’s long-term memory is intact. Difficulties with long-term memory can also have problems when language, events or even one’s own identity are affected. For some people the memory loss is temporary but for others, memory impairments are permanent and must be accepted and accommodated as part of the overall...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 30, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Support for resumption of motor vehicle driving in patients with aphasia - Okuno T, Inoue T, Yoshida N, Nakano T, Nishioka T, Ishiguro N, Hitosugi M.
To identify the language function required for resuming motor vehicle driving and instigate effective driving support for patients with aphasia, we examined the rehabilitation processes of six patients with aphasia who had resumed driving after strokes. Th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Why only some post-stroke survivors can 'copy what I say'
(Medical University of South Carolina) Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report in Brain that the left lateral temporal cortex must be intact in stroke patients with aphasia if they are to have their speech entrained. In speech entrainment, stroke survivors practice fluent speech production by following along with another speaker. The efficacy of this experimental approach for certain patients with non-fluent aphasia will be assessed by an MUSC-led multi-site trial. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Language-Network Connectivity Disrupted in Primary Progressive Aphasia Language-Network Connectivity Disrupted in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia is associated with perturbations of connectivity within components of the brain ' s language network, researchers report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Understanding Aphasia: Realities and Strategies for EMS Providers
Photo provided by Avi Golden
Avi Golden is an EMT who can no longer talk after suffering a stroke. He now makes it his mission to educate others about those dealing with aphasia.
Editor’s Introduction
It was a chance encounter one day as I scanned Facebook posts from “friends” and acquaintances. I have countless “friends”, many of which I have never met in person, but find, through their content or other “friends” to be in my world of interest and specialization.
Several postings were from paramedic Avi Golden, one such “friend” I followed frequently on Facebook and found to be sharp, inquisitive a...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - August 16, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ellayne S. Ganzfried, M.S., CCC-SLP Tags: Training Exclusive Articles Patient Care Source Type: news
Father who lost the ability to speak after a stroke gives a speech to 200 people
Tom Bulatovic, 50, of Chiswick, was diagnosed with aphasia after a stroke in June 2018. He could barely say his own name - but then he found a three-week course which changed everything. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Moving video reveals the talent of former singer after a stroke ten years ago
Ann Arscott, 56, from Birmingham, was diagnosed with aphasia after her stroke in 2008. She can only say specific words after having therapy. But her musical talent remains intact. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Detecting dementia's damaging effects before it's too late
(University of Arizona) Patients with a rare neurodegenerative brain disorder called Primary Progressive Aphasia, or PPA, show abnormalities in brain function in areas that look structurally normal on an MRI scan. This could mean that scientists could use this as an early detection method. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Research into aphasia reveals new interactions between language and thought
(Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona) Knowledge of the facts is called factive knowledge. In the phrase 'He knows [that it is warm outside]', the embedded clause is assumed to be true. However, in the phrase 'It seems [that it is warm outside]', the embedded clause is presupposed to be false or counterfactive. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Language Issues in Degenerative Aphasia Have a Hearing Component
(MedPage Today) -- Primary progressive aphasia is not just a neurolinguistic problem, study shows (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Quick Consult: Symptoms: Aphasia and Right-Sided Weakness
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - February 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Quick Consult Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Through my eyes: Aphasia
Having experienced a serious brain injury at just 26 years old, I developed aphasia. This is the story of my recovery, and how I relearned everything. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Another T2D Drug CV Win; Arm Rehab Linked to Aphasia Recovery; HFpEF Biomarker
(MedPage Today) -- Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Robotic Arm may Help to Rehabilitate Chronic Stroke Victims
New research published in Frontiers in Neurology finds that robotic arm rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients with aphasia, the loss of ability to understand or express speech, may promote speech and language function recovery. Robotic arm rehabilitation is a commonly-used intervention for treating impaired motor function in the arm, wrist, or shoulder subsequent to stroke. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - October 30, 2018 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
