Although aphasia has been in the news lately, few people have more than a cursory understanding of the condition and how it affects the lives of the more than 2 million people in the U.S. who live ...
More people with aphasia will have access to quality treatment, particularly those in rural and regional areas, thanks to the expansion of a University of Queensland developed therapy program. Aphasia ...
An hour after his stroke, he couldn’t say his name. “He looked at me with such puzzlement,” said Shirley Gach, the wife and caretaker of Philip Gach. For seven months after his stroke, he couldn’t say ...
Terri Thompson was working out at a gym with her sister in January 2007 when her world suddenly changed. Thompson, 49, of Putnam Township, suffered a stroke and, although she received medical ...
Terri Thompson was working out at a gym with her sister in January 2007 when her world suddenly changed. Thompson, 49, of Putnam Township, suffered a stroke and, although she received medical ...
In Anaheim, California, there is a small speech therapy practice called Instrumental SLP. It’s different from any other small speech therapy private practice because of two big differences. The first ...
We all know how it feels to have a word on the tip of our tongue but be unable to say it. For more than 1 million Americans who have aphasia, every word is like that. Other WRAL Top Stories A new ...
Tom Cariveau set a basket full of pamphlets on the table. "This is my homework basket," he said. Cariveau, 54, Grand Forks, isn't completing homework for a grade. It's part of his recovery. Nov. 8, ...
Dr. Janet Whiteside is trying something new. Her area of expertise is in speech pathology, but she’s teamed up with a lab at UCF’s Institute for Simulation & Training to create a virtual reality game ...
JUDY CRANE KNOWS SHE’S A WALKING MIRACLE. WHEN YOU GET GO THROUGH AN AORTIC DISSECTION AS WELL AS A STROKE AND YOU’RE STILL HERE, YOU KIND OF GO, YOU KNOW, THERE MUST BE A REASON WHY AFTER HER STROKE ...