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Occupational Therapy for Stroke Patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that every 40 seconds, a person in the United States…
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Communication Problems After Stroke: How Occupational Therapy Can Help
Strokes, or cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), are caused by a disturbance of oxygen and blood flow to the brain.…
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Body Neglect in Stroke Patients
Body neglect in stroke patients is a neuropsychological condition that occurs due to damage in one hemisphere of…
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Becoming A Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist
According to the CDC, every 40 seconds someone in the United States suffers from a stroke. Every year…
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National Stroke Awareness Month: Resources for Therapy Professionals
Established in 1998 as a division of the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association (ASA) educates the…
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Scientists to Connect Stroke Survivors
$1.1 million grant goes to further development of SARAH project for stroke survivors Scientists at the VTC Smart…
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Study: Certain Brain Regions Critical to Speech After Stroke
MUSC researchers report on findings A recent article in Brain showed researchers at the Medical University of South…
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Research shows evidence of oral pathogen DNA in stroke patients
Nearly 80 percent of affected duplicate DNA from teeth Researchers at Tampere University have shown for the first…
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Study Shows Benefits to New Stroke Treatment
Use of bone marrow cells not only feasible but show positive effects Researchers led by Sean I. Savitz,…
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Study: Medicare-covered Stroke Patients are Receiving Inconsistent Levels of Therapy
Findings surprising in light of the importance of rehab for stroke patients Medicare-covered stroke patients receive vastly different…