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How John Fetterman Came Out of the Darkness
When he looks back on the past year—a year in which he nearly died, became a U.S. Senator, and nearly died again—it is the debate that John Fetterman identifies as the breaking point.
“The debate lit the mitch,” he says, then shakes his head in frustration and tries again. The right word is there in his brain, but he struggles to get it out. “Excuse me, that should be lit the mitch—” He stops and tries again. “Lit the match,” he says finally.
Oct. 25, 2022: the date is lodged in his mind. “I knew I had to do it,” he tells me. “I knew that the vote...
Source: TIME: Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Molly Ball Tags: Uncategorized Congress Cover Story Exclusive feature uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Ischemic Stroke Management: Posthospitalization and Transition of Care
Am Fam Physician. 2023 Jul;108(1):70-77.ABSTRACTIschemic stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack exist on a continuum of the same disease process. Ischemic stroke is common, and more than 85% of stroke risk is attributed to modifiable risk factors. The initial management of acute stroke is usually performed in the emergency department and hospital settings. Family physicians have a key role in follow-up, ensuring that a complete diagnostic evaluation has been performed, addressing modifiable risk factors, facilitating rehabilitation, and managing chronic s...
Source: American Family Physician - July 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Scott T Larson Brigit E Ray Jason Wilbur Source Type: research
A Review of Poststroke Aphasia Recovery and Treatment Options
Poststroke aphasia, which impacts expressive and receptive communication, can have detrimental effects on the psychosocial well-being and the quality of life of those affected. Aphasia recovery is multidimensional and can be influenced by several baseline, stroke-related, and treatment-related factors, including preexisting cerebrovascular conditions, stroke size and location, and amount of therapy received. Importantly, aphasia recovery can continue for many years after aphasia onset. Behavioral speech and language therapy with a speech –language pathologist is the most common form of aphasia therapy. In this review, th...
Source: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America - July 11, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Victoria E. Tilton-Bolowsky, Argye E. Hillis Source Type: research
Improved language function for post-stroke aphasia in the long term following repeated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and intensive speech-language-hearing therapy: a case report
ConclusionsThe findings of the study indicate that the repeated use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and intensive speech-language-hearing therapy may be effective in improving and preserving language function and increasing cerebral blood flow for aphasia following stroke.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - July 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Language-Specific Dual-Task Effects After Stroke: A Systematic Review
CONCLUSIONS: Language-specific dual-task costs were identified in single word studies, especially those that focused on aphasia as well as half of the nonaphasia studies. Unlike single word studies, nearly all studies of discourse showed dual-task decrements on at least some variables.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.23605311.PMID:37418751 | DOI:10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00006
Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - July 7, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Christos Salis Rawand Jarrar Laura L Murray Source Type: research
Brazilian Portuguese Adaptation and Validation of the Language Screening Test for Poststroke Patients
CONCLUSION: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the LAST is a valid, simple, easy, and rapid test to screen poststroke aphasia in hospital settings.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.23548911.PMID:37410632 | DOI:10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00611
Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - July 6, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Renata de Lima Ramos Mariana M Bahia Constance Flamand-Roze Regina Yu Shon Chun Source Type: research
