Tag: CVA

Dysarthria

      See our Stroke Home Page for a full list of information relating to Stroke, Dysarthria, Aphasia, and startegies for improving communication.   Dysarthria and dysphonia Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder caused by a neurological injury or disease and it can affect one or more of the speech mechanisms – respiration, phonation, …

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Aphasia

      See our Stroke Home Page for a full list of information relating to Stroke, Dysarthria, Aphasia, and startegies for improving communication. Aphasia Aphasia or dysphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to the brain. It can affect expressive language (the words and sentences we speak), or receptive language (the words and …

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Speech and Language difficulties after a stroke

    See our Stroke Home Page for a full list of information relating to Stroke, Dysarthria, Aphasia, and startegies for improving communication.   Enhancing speech and language following stroke There are often speech and language difficulties after a stroke. Some individuals will recover well from strokes, and within a few weeks are communicating well. …

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Recovering from a stroke

    See our Stroke Home Page for a full list of information relating to Stroke, Dysarthria, Aphasia, and startegies for improving communication.   Recovering from a stroke Some neurological diseases are slowly progressive so the individual has time to prepare for his impairment and can have strategies ready. However, the impairment is often sudden …

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Stroke treatment and rehab

      See our Stroke Home Page for a full list of information relating to Stroke, Dysarthria, Aphasia, and startegies for improving communication.   Stroke treatment and rehab, will often involve the help of a speech and language pathologist / therapist. They are experts in the field of communication and they will be able …

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Stroke (CVA)

      A Stroke or cerebro-vascular accident (CVA) can be a very debilitating event in an individual’s life. Some individuals make a complete recovery, others only have minor difficulties and their communication is unaffected. However, for some, their speech and language can be severely effected.   What is a Stroke? A stroke (CVA) occurs …

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Adult Acquired Communication Difficulties

      Many adults who have had normal communication skills throughout their lives, find their communication compromised by an acquired illness, trauma or disorder. Although we may not be able to cure some of these diseases or impairments, there are lots of strategies we can use to improve communication. The Acquired Difficulties area of …

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