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 ...

In 1983, Howard Blatt was a middle-aged married father working as an electrical engineer at MIT when he collapsed in his kitchen. He'd had a stroke. That health catastrophe left him with a paralyzed ...

MARIETTA – Many people finish school, look and settle into jobs and careers, land promotions, get married, travel and have children in their 20s. And in 2011, Marietta native Christine Huggins was no ...

June marks Aphasia Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about aphasia, a language disorder that affects communication abilities following brain damage, often due to stroke. Aphasia ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — An estimated 6,000 people in Pima County live with the communications disorder apashia. The majority of them have the condition as a result of a stroke. "Aphasia is devastating.

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 ...

A Peninsula husband and wife are playing a critical part in helping people rebuild their lives following strokes.

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 ...