Experts develop unique metric to declare the possibility of aphasia after a stroke

Aphasia is a language

disorder that may occur after a brain injury

especially stroke. Experts from the NewYork – Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center claim to have established a means to forecast post-stroke recovery of language by measuring the initial severity of impairment. Prediction of stroke recovery seems to be extremely beneficial for stroke survivors and their families.
Earlier scientists held the opinion that factors such as size of the stroke, patient age and education, and specific characteristics of the type of language deficit can determine recovery. But a definite metric predicting the precise recovery was not available. In the latest research, investigators employed Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) test for evaluating language function at 24 – 72 hours after the occurrence of a stroke. The researchers mentioned that the test was again used at 90 days.....Next