NEUROSCIENCE

Stroke

Processing speed deficits are among the most common cognitive deficits patients with stroke experience, along with deficits in attention and executive...

22 April 2022

Experiencing a stroke is a major life event. A stroke may cause someone to lose cognitive and physical abilities, such as not being able to communicat...

18 August 2021

Adults are able to utter about 120 words per minute and may make a speech error once out of every thousand words. If an adult experiences a stroke, th...

11 August 2021

Aphasia commonly occurs after someone experiences a stroke. When a closed head injury occurs in the left hemisphere, a person may lose the ability to ...

9 August 2021

Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada. People who have experienced a stroke often experience cognitive complications...

19 July 2021

Speech-language pathologists (SLP’s) play a huge role in stroke rehabilitation. Strokes often cause aphasia. Aphasia can present as a loss of langua...

25 May 2020

Every two seconds, someone in the world has a stroke. Strokes are extremely common, one out of every six people will have one, but what exactly happen...

18 May 2020

Strokes (or cerebrovascular accidents) are life-changing for people of all ages. While physical changes are common, cognitive changes can occur and im...

4 May 2020

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's unique research and medical background makes her Tedtalk extremely insightful.  Before she experienced her stroke she was wor...

1 May 2020

Truamatic Brain Injury

For years, researchers and medical professionals have studied the outcomes of brain injury care in order to identify critical factors that influence a...

23 September 2022

TBI stands for traumatic brain injury, and occurs when one experiences damage to the brain. This type of damage is specific, and creates a disruption ...

19 August 2022

Many survivors of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) often deal with feelings of anger and irritability after their injury. For some, these feelings of an...

12 August 2022

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to diminished cognitive functioning in later age. It is in between a normal cognitive functioning and that lowe...

14 March 2022

Aerobic exercise has been studied extensively for its physical, mental, and cognitive health benefits. Of interest is how often physical therapists ma...

20 February 2022

Many people have known someone who has or has personally experienced a concussion. Concussions are prevalent, but people often do not know what exactl...

2 February 2022

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) may sometimes have an unexpected positive impact on one's life. More often than not, TBIs interrupt or inhibit hobbies...

8 November 2021

SLPs are involved in the recovery process of clients with different medical conditions. In acquired brain injury through a motor vehicle accident, dam...

20 September 2021

Motor vehicle accidents are a common cause of brain injury in teens and adults. A common concern of patients who have experienced a brain injury is th...

1 September 2021

Natalie is back with some expert advice about how to work with patients who have both ADHD and a TBI. If you love this video you MUST check out her en...

7 July 2021

Brain injuries are complex injuries. Heather Condello and her team of occupational therapists at Complex Injury Rehab - The Brain, Spine & Mental Heal...

26 May 2021

The day has finally arrived. This interview with Natalie is AMAZING! If you work in cognitive rehabilitation from TBIs this is a video you most defini...

26 May 2021

Dr. Taher Chugh treats post-concussion care like he would be training an athlete. He approaches them from a holistic approach and has found remarkable...

29 January 2021

Dr. Amen discusses the importance of brain scans in medical practice. Many clinical providers do not get a chance to look at their client’s brains, ...

2 October 2020

This will be the best, most informative 35 minutes of your day. Concussions are more frequent than many people realize. Kyra's 25 years working with T...

16 September 2020

Occupational therapists are on the front lines working with brain injury. Difficulties OTs face with patients with brain injury include not only the p...

21 August 2020

Social media offers an opportunity for people to connect with one another. On Facebook, people can find ‘groups’ devoted to special interests, cau...

14 August 2020

While exercising regularly promotes physical health, exercising may also provide cognitive benefits. Specifically, attention has been drawn to the pot...

12 August 2020

Professional athletes and everyday people are susceptible to brain injury. What is important for both patients with brain injury and clinical provider...

10 August 2020

While smartphones get a bad reputation from being disruptive in many situations, smartphones can prove to be useful assistive devices for people with ...

15 June 2020

If you search on the internet, you can find a wealth of information regarding the use and effectiveness of telepractice for a variety of medical condi...

12 June 2020

Concussions impact all aspects of a child’s life. Kyra’s background in neurotrauma has set her apart in her field. Kyra explains how and why she ...

10 June 2020

Many people living with brain injury ask “will anyone date me after I have had a brain injury”? The answer is yes. While dating with brain injury ...

5 June 2020

Brain-injury causes not only cognitive and physical disturbance, but emotional. Many patients suffer from depression, with a report of approximately 4...

25 July 2019

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