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Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’
First published on ScienceDaily.com In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to perform well in a speech entrainment...
First published on ScienceDaily.com An advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-related, small vessel disease helped predict problems with thinking, memory and even dementia, according to new research published in Stroke, a...
Women more likely to survive stroke but have poorer recovery than men, study shows
First published on ScienceDaily.com Women are more likely to survive a stroke, but have worse disability and poorer quality of life afterwards compared to men, according to research published in the latest issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American...
Gene therapy helps functional recovery after stroke
First published on ScienceDaily.com A new gene therapy turns glial cells -- abundant support cells in the brain -- into neurons, repairing damage that results from stroke and significantly improving motor function in mice. A paper describing the new therapy, which...
Take long naps? Sleep more than nine hours a night? Your stroke risk may be higher
First published on ScenceDaily.com People who take long naps during the day or sleep nine or more hours at night may have an increased risk of stroke, according to a study published in the December 11, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the...
