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Uncovering Factors That Drive Depression After a Stroke
After a stroke, many people develop depression that is driven by factors including cognitive difficulties, a lack of social participation, and self-perceived poor recovery. This depression can persist for months or years, according to a new study from Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health researchers.
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A New Understanding of How the Brain Processes and Stores Words We Hear
Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists say the brain’s auditory lexicon, a catalog of verbal language, is actually located in the front of the primary auditory cortex, not in back of it — a finding that upends a century-long understanding of this area of the brain. The new understanding matters because it may impact recovery and rehabilitation following a brain injury such as a stroke.
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Critical Period After Stroke Study (CPASS): A Phase II Clinical Trial Testing an Optimal Time for Motor Recovery After Stroke in Humans
For the first time, stroke study reveals optimal timing of intensive arm and hand rehabilitation. Intensive Additional Rehabilitation is most effective 60 to 90 days after a stroke WASHINGTON (September 20, 2021) — A phase II randomized clinical trial found that the optimal period for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand use after a stroke should begin […]
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Insights Into How a Stroke Affects Reading Could Help With Rehabilitation
WASHINGTON (August 29, 2021) — Georgetown University researchers, looking at the ability of people to sound out words after a stroke, found that knowing which region of the brain was impacted by the stroke could have important implications for helping target rehabilitation efforts. The finding appeared August 30, 2021, in Brain Communications. “One in five […]
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