#Aphasia

This month we are celebrating #Aphasia Awareness month. Aphasia is a language and communication disorder caused by damage to the language centres of the brain. Around a third of people
Read more
Next aphasia thread - @KaterinaHilari at #UKSF20 about the SUPERB study, peer befriending feasability trial also funded by @TheStrokeAssoc (I was lucky to be a researcher on this project and
Read more
If #SLT featured in Friends (a series):The one where the dysphagia patient can recommence oral intake. The one where the SLT adds a music based task into their aphasia group.
Read more
Phew! That was some fast and furious live-tweeting from me for the last hour at #UKSF20 on the aphasia panel. I'm sure there will be some typos. I'll now try
Read more
Next thread from @LUNA_Aphasia training SLTs in discourse analysis protocol. @MadelineCruice representing the wider team. Blog here on discourse/narrative in aphasia https://blogs.city.ac.uk/luna/  funded by @TheStrokeAssoc #UKSF20 The
Read more
Thread on #UKSF20 @MyzoonAli RELEASE data - predictors of language recovery outcomes following aphasia via systematic review. Explored those who got SLT and those who had no SLT. 28 countries,
Read more
Anosognosia is an interesting agnosia.It is, basically, the inability to perceive a disability.For instance, in hemiparesis (weakness/paralysis in one side of the body), about 18% of the time people do
Read more
[#NeuroRacism | Historical Black Figures ] Today’s been kinda heavy! We wanted to end on a high note, so now we're going to celebrate and highlight many amazing Black figures
Read more
Tips for communicating when wearing a face covering. Pay attention, give time and you'll do just fine.Here are some things I've learnt from others. 1.Face a person when you talk
Read more
I’m going to talk to you all about COVID and the loss of taste/smell that often comes with it. I don’t see anyone else sharing on this and it’s been
Read more
Okay...A little thread on the Pathology of Alzheimer's disease (making this because I just got finished with my lecture on Alzheimer's).Your Central Nervous System (we'll be referring to it as
Read more
“The Dred Scott case, also known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott. The case persisted through several
Read more
1/A #tweetorial on carotid near-occlusion:A right-handed patient presents with 3 transient recent events: left BRAO, expressive aphasia, and right hand weakness. Imaging revealed a left carotid near-occlusion, which is defined
Read more
Okay so let's make a symptom glossary.Each tweet in this thread will be for discussing a different symptom family, which I know will get unwieldy.Reply to this tweet with symptoms
Read more
THE PROMISED NEUROLOGY FELLOWSHIP THREAD: I’ve taken it upon myself to hype up neurology despite being under the tutelage of medicine for the next year. Neurology gets left behind when
Read more
Check your knowledge. Retweet for awareness. For nonspeaking autistic people, good fine motor skills and coordination are rare.Expressive facial communication, fancy dance movements -- these things are SUPER difficult for
Read more
By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.