In the graceless jargon of bad journalism, few 'have' a breakdown, injury, stroke or tumour and 'go' to hospital as a consequence: victims suffer them, and are rushed to the ED, the ER or A&E. Prognoses, issued in catchy Headlinese, vary from ridiculously optimistic - with over-...
It can be difficult and frustrating to navigate the road to stronger speech and communication skills, both for children and parents as well as those re-learning basic speech patterns as recovering stroke victims. Our goal as highly-trained Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) who are certified...
For facial-avatar animation, we demonstrate the control of virtual orofacial movements for speech and non-speech communicative gestures. The decoders reached high performance with less than two weeks of training. Our findings introduce a multimodal speech-neuroprosthetic approach that has substantial ...
Study finds distinct brain paths for speech, writing Way to help stroke victims is foreseenJudy Foreman, Globe Staff
They work with many types of patients, including stroke victims who are relearning to speak, babies who have trouble swallowing, people who speak with a stutter and children with language delays. “Our field is so broad,” says Karen George, a speech-language pathologist and owner of Chicago ...
Treatments for functional dysphonias are typically directed by speech therapist/vocal coaches who conduct voice therapy. Voice therapy commonly centers on the use of modeling and feedback to teach individuals a wide variety of vocal techniques that are designed to improve voice quality. Voice therapy...
for example, a brainstrokebecause the destroyed brain areas can be identified at autopsy, it is more difficult in the case of the large group of so-called functional speech disorders for two reasons: first, they are definitely not caused by gross, easily visible organic lesions, and, second,...
singing;speech therapy;music therapy;communication disorders;stroke;dementia;professional practice;social prescribing 1. Introduction Singing is a musical activity with high therapeutic potential in neurological rehabilitation, particularly in acquired neurogenic communication disorders (ANCD), such as aphasia or...
(BLS). This growth is due to a number of changes occurring including older baby boomers, increase in autism diagnoses and a greater awareness of speech impairments in school-aged children. In addition, medical advancements are improving survival among premature babies and stroke victims who need ...
Aphasia, an impairment in speaking and understanding language after a stroke, is frustrating both for victims and their loved ones. In two talks Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston, Sheila Blumstein, the Albert D. Mea...