Heidi Merlin-Owen provides private speech and language therapy and says early treatment is important for aphasia patients Speech therapist Heidi Merlin-Owen offers therapy to private clients and ...
Campaigner Jez Hodgkinson, from the group Say Aphasia, based in Winchester, said many patients felt ignored. He said: "Physical problems, money is applied to, you can't move because you've got a ...
The researchers – who publish their findings in the journal Brain today – hope that the treatment will eventually improve the ability of stroke patients with aphasia across the NHS to access intensive ...
This online group meets throughout the year and is a great way for people with aphasia to socialize and connect with others. The group is currently led by Michelle Gutmann, PhD, CCC-SLP, and SLHS ...
this drug has also previously been reported to improve the condition of patients with brain disorders ranging from the permanent vegetative state (PVS) to stroke-induced aphasia. A recent study of ...
says that is common among aphasia patients. "The access for those words come from a different area of the brain from where we would typically use language and communicate," she said. Allentown's ...
"My mom loves this group." Jacqueline holds speech therapy sessions over zoom twice a week and plans monthly outings for her Aphasia patients to interact in person. "Our group members were able to ...
Aphasia is a nervous system syndrome that affects the ability to communicate, with patients often struggling to express thoughts and even losing their ability to speak or write. FTD is an ...