DURHAM, NC -- Strokes that occur on the right side of the brain can sometimes subtly impair social communication, which can be difficult for clinicians to assess. But these impairments are a lot less ...
Compared with standard intensive speech and language therapy (iSLT) alone, right-sided cervical C7 neurotomy combined with iSLT significantly improved language function in patients with chronic ...
WASHINGTON – A clinical study conducted by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center found that, for children who had a major stroke to the left hemisphere of their brain within days of ...
DURHAM, NC -- There was a reason guests were handed a packet of tissue before entering the theatre. Duke clinician and researcher Jamila Minga, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, knew that her debut documentary about the ...
In a recent study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, researchers performed a meta-analysis to investigate factors that increase post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) and dementia (PSD) risks ...
A key discovery about the impact of stroke on a person's ability to read reveals why a deficit occurs – a finding that presents a possible opportunity for new therapeutic strategies to help people ...
A clinical study found that, for children who had a major stroke to the left hemisphere of their brain within days of their birth, the infant's brain was 'plastic' enough for the right hemisphere to ...