Explore the challenges of post-stroke aphasia and the importance of ongoing speech recovery beyond initial rehabilitation efforts.
A study led by a speech neuroscientist at The University of Texas at Dallas sheds light on how damage from stroke disrupts the brain mechanisms required for fluent speech. The research, published in ...
Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical ...
A soft, wearable neck device that translates silent throat muscle vibrations into audible speech was associated with improved communication fluency and higher patient satisfaction among stroke ...
Lucy Mulloor woke up one morning and realized something was terribly wrong. The 45-year-old single-mom could hear her two daughters in the kitchen but couldn't call out to them. She'd lost the ability ...
Neurological diseases, including stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Parkinson’s disease, often cause dysarthria, which is a debilitating motor-speech disorder that disrupts neuromuscular ...
The research, published in the Oct. 15 issue of the journal NeuroImage, could help advance future treatment approaches for individuals with post-stroke aphasia. “The auditory system is essential in ...