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  2. Spontaneous recovery - Wikipedia

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    Spontaneous recovery of language ability has been documented in patients who became aphasic following a stroke. For the purposes of assessing spontaneous recovery, the patients received no speech therapy and were assessed weekly following the stroke. Improvement in language ability occurred, despite the lack of professional treatment.

  3. Penumbra (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    The existence of a penumbra implies that salvage of the cells is possible. There is a high correlation between the extent of spontaneous neurological recovery and the volume of penumbra that escapes infarction; therefore, saving the penumbra should improve the clinical outcome. [1]

  4. Aphasia - Wikipedia

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    Recovery and improvement can continue for years after the stroke. After the onset of aphasia, there is approximately a six-month period of spontaneous recovery; during this time, the brain is attempting to recover and repair the damaged neurons. Improvement varies widely, depending on the aphasia's cause, type, and severity.

  5. He was given hours to live after stroke. 17 years later ...

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    Stroke is the 5th-leading cause of death in the U.S. and a leading cause of severe disability. On average, a person dies from stroke every 4 minutes. He was given hours to live after stroke. 17 ...

  6. Nearly 20 years after a stroke, a paralyzed woman is able to ...

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    The patient—a 47-year-old woman named Ann who had experienced a brainstem stroke 18 years ago, terminating her ability to speak—agreed to have a paper-thin, credit card-sized set of 253 ...

  7. Stroke recovery - Wikipedia

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    He found that by four weeks, if there is some recovery of hand function, there is a 70% chance of making a full or good recovery. He reported that most recovery happens in the first three months, and only minor recovery occurs after six months. [7] More recent research has demonstrated that significant improvement can be made years after the ...

  8. Paraphasia - Wikipedia

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    Whether spontaneous recovery occurs or not, treatment must begin immediately after the stroke, with support from a speech therapist or speech pathologist. A traditional approach requires treatment beginning at the level of breakdown – in the case of paraphasia, at the level of the phoneme.

  9. Family gives health update on widower who suffered stroke ...

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    The family of the widower Earl Albert who donated this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is giving an update of his health after he suffered a stroke.. Due to his health, Earl Albert wasn ...