Traumatic Brain Injury Victims Studied Further at University

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients are receiving extra attention at the University of Arizona's Aphasia Research Project where researchers are studying improved methods of writing and reading therapies for victims.

The university has reportedly received a collective $1.5 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and other Communications and the National Institutes of Health to assist patients in recovering from communications disorders that involve more than just language. "Aphasia rehabilitation is typically directed toward the improvement of spoken language, but reading and spelling are also affected," according to reports from the Aphasia Research Project and the university....next...