News tagged with speech problems
What impacts whether African Americans call 9-1-1 immediately for stroke symptoms?
African-Americans know the signs of stroke, but concerns about medical cost, ambulance response time and unfamiliarity with the need for prompt hospital care impacted whether they called 9-1-1 immediately.
Cardiology
May 14, 2013 |
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Songbirds' brains coordinate singing with intricate timing, study reports
As a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sounds while others are synchronized with the current notes—a coordination of physical actions and brain activity that is needed to produce ...
Neuroscience
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Experts urge rapid evaluation for swallowing and voice problems after brain surgery
Johns Hopkins experts are recommending early post-surgical assessment—preferably within 24 hours—for trouble chewing and swallowing food, or speaking normally, among patients who have had benign tumors removed from the ...
Cancer
Dec 03, 2012 |
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International team discover clue to Friedreich's ataxia, devastating nervous system disease
(Medical Xpress)—A new form of iron may hold the clue that leads to treatment for a fatal inherited nervous system disease that can cause gait disturbance, speech problems, heart disease, diabetes and other ...
Medical research
Nov 23, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists find Broca's area is really two subunits, each with its own function
A century and a half ago, French physician Pierre Paul Broca found that patients with damage to part of the brain's frontal lobe were unable to speak more than a few words. Later dubbed Broca's area, this ...
Neuroscience
Oct 16, 2012 |
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New treatment welcome news for Parkinson's and stroke patients
(Medical Xpress) -- New research developed by The University of Queensland is set to change the future treatment of speech problems associated with stroke and Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jul 11, 2012 |
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Early treatment improves outcomes in rare, often undiagnosed form of encephalitis
A mysterious, difficult-to-diagnose, and potentially deadly disease that was only recently discovered can be controlled most effectively if treatment is started within the first month that symptoms occur, according to a new ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Asian breast cancer survivors suffer cognitive impairments associated with chemotherapy
A recent study by National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers revealed that Asian breast cancer patients who had received or were undergoing chemotherapy treatment showed symptoms of "chemobrain", in which they encounter ...
Cancer
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Study explores autism co-occurring conditions and diagnosis change
(Medical Xpress) -- In a new Pediatrics article, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examined the relationship between the co-occurring conditions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Jan 24, 2012 |
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It's not just entertainers who experience voice problems
(Medical Xpress) -- In recent weeks, popular singers Adele and Keith Urban have canceled tours in order to undergo surgery to correct problems associated with their voices. Their stories draw attention to ...
Health
Nov 22, 2011 |
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