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Cerebrovascular accident in a child with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and coronavirus disease 2019: a case report
ConclusionOwing to the link between coronavirus disease 2019 and hematologic cancers with hypercoagulopathy and the tendency of patients with leukemia to have coronavirus disease 2019 complications, children with leukemia as well as suspected coronavirus disease 2019 must be hospitalized to prevent blood clot formation.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - December 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Complications during Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing in 5,680 Examinations
Conclusions: FEES proved to be easy to perform, well tolerated by the patients and cost-effective. It can be performed at the patient ’s bedside, and it is characterized by a low rate of complications. As a matter of fact, normally only discomfort, gagging and/or vomiting are reported. Complications occurred only rarely, such as anterior or posterior epistaxis episodes or vasovagal crises, but these are still easily managed. Exc eptionally, more severe complications are reported: adverse drug reactions to substances such as blue dye (methylene blue) and local anesthetics (not used in our protocol), and laryngospasm.Folia Phoniatr Logop
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - January 17, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Complications during Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) in 5680 examinations
Conclusions: FEES proved to be easy to perform, well tolerated by the patients and cost-effective. It can be performed at the patient ’s bedside and it is characterized by low rate of complications. As a matter of fact, normally only discomfort, gagging and/or vomit are reported. Only rarely complications occur, such as anterior or posterior epistaxis episodes or vasovagal crises, but these are still easily managed. Exceptionall y, more severe complications are reported: adverse drug reactions to substances such as blue dye (methylene blue) and local anesthetics (not used in our protocol), and laryngospasm.
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - January 17, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10534: Knowledge and Perception of Registered Nurses Regarding the Scope of Practice of Speech-Language Pathologists
Conclusions: It is vital for nurses to understand the value, role, and scope of practice of the SLP. Further educational nursing interventions and training are necessary for effective interprofessional collaboration and teamwork.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 8, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sami Alhamidi Majid Alshahwan Regie Tumala Tags: Article Source Type: research

Understanding Aphasia After Brain Injury
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, and I wanted to share some of what I have learned on my journey through aphasia after brain injury. According to Wikipedia, the term aphasia implies that one or more communication modalities in the brain have been damaged—and are therefore functioning incorrectly. The difficulties for people with aphasia can range from occasional trouble finding words to losing the ability to speak, read, or write; their intelligence, however, is unaffected. Since no two brain injuries are ever the same, the way aphasia affects one person can vary greatly from the next person. In my own expe...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kelsey’s transformation: From stroke survivor to motivational speaker
“When I woke up after my stroke, all I wanted was to be normal again,” recalls Kelsey Tainsh. Normal — as in a healthy teen athlete who could brush her teeth and shower on her own, who wasn’t wheelchair-bound, who wasn’t compelled to hide her paralyzed right hand in her pocket everywhere she went, one who hadn’t lost all of her high school friends except for her two triplet sisters. Now, this world-champion athlete not only learned to walk and talk again but also to embrace her differences. “Our hardest obstacles can be our biggest opportunities,” she says. Kelsey’s first taste of being different came at ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 16, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Brain tumor Mark Rockoff R. Michael Scott stroke Source Type: news