by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Application aims to broaden the understanding of hemiparesis and help patients improve their posture during rehabilitation sessions. Credit: USP Brazilian researchers have developed a cell phone application that helps rehabilitate people who have suffered a stroke. Using a sensor (accelerometer) that detects the inclination of the handset attached to the person’s...
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15-minute screening tool can help stroke survivors with visual perception problems
by Durham University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new 15-minute tool to screen stroke survivors for visual perception problems has been launched by researchers from Durham and Oxford universities. The free screening tool could make it easier for health professionals to identify difficulties in patients after a stroke and meet the need for an assessment that is quick and simple...
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Empowering Stroke Survivors: Interview with Kirsten Carroll, General Manager at Kandu Health
MARCH 20TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE, NEUROLOGY, REHAB Kandu Health, a digital health company based in California, has developed a platform to assist stroke survivors with aftercare. Healthcare for stroke patients is primarily focused on acute care to limit the damage caused by the stroke. However, the company has identified that stroke survivors are frequently...
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In test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms
by Lauran Neergaard In this photo provided by UPMC and Pitt Health Sciences, neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Gerszten tells study participant Heather Rendulic how electrodes will be implanted on her spinal cord at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh on May 7, 2021. A stroke left Rendulic with little use of her left hand and arm, so she...
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A handy lesson about pain and the brain in stroke survivors
by University of South Australia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A world-first study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception, with the brain tricking patients into believing their affected hand is a different size, increasing the risk of accidents. Australian and US researchers found there’s a strong likelihood in stroke patients with persistent pain to mistakenly...
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The healing power of music for stroke survivors
by Laura Williamson Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple sentence—a hard blow for a woman who built a career in book publishing. It also robbed her of the ability to speak properly. But not the ability...
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Tai chi shows promise for relief of depression and anxiety in stroke survivors
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A small feasibility study has suggested that tai chi has the potential to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress plus improve sleep in people who have had a stroke. The research is presented today at EuroHeartCare—ACNAP Congress 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology...
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Computer simulations of the brain can predict language recovery in stroke survivors
by Boston University In a new paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers can predict language recovery in Hispanic patients who speak both English and Spanish fluently–a group of aphasia patients particularly at risk of long-term language loss–using sophisticated computer models of the brain. Credit: Fakurian Design on Unsplash At Boston University, a team of researchers is...
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Individualized brain stimulation therapy improves language performance in stroke survivors
by Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Baycrest scientists are pioneering the use of individualized brain stimulation therapy to treat aphasia in recovering stroke patients. Aphasia is a debilitating language disorder that impacts all forms of verbal communication, including speech, language comprehension, and reading and writing abilities. It affects around one-third of stroke survivors, but can also be present...
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Evidence lags behind excitement over blood plasma as a coronavirus treatment
Researchers call for more rigorous clinical trials as rumours abound that US regulators are considering widening access to the potential therapy. Plasma is a yellow liquid left behind after cells are removed from donated blood. It contains antibodies and immune-regulating proteins that could help treat disease.Credit: Guillermo Legaria/Getty US President Donald Trump has called on...
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