In a barn-turned-studio just outside Woodland, retired painter David Hollowell has put down his brush and walked away from a seven-year mural that once consumed his days. The room-sized piece, a ...
The ability to communicate is easily taken for granted. However, effective communication skills do not necessarily last a lifetime, and many people may develop difficulties with understanding words, ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She’s in speech therapy, but could you please tell me more about this side effect of a stroke? ANSWER: Aphasia ...
ABSTRACT: Aphasia is a language disorder linked to brain damage or dysfunction, characterized by difficulties in expression and/or comprehension. Aphasia is common after a stroke and may require ...
1 Neurology Department, National University Hospital Center, Fann, Dakar. 2 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fann University Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal. 3 Faculty of Medicine ...
Introduction: Broca's aphasia, a condition characterized by nonfluent speech and difficulty with language production, results from focal brain damage and is most often caused by stroke. Although ...
Electroencephalography (EEG) may offer a more accessible alternative to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for guiding transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) when treating aphasia.