One of the more common side effects after suffering a stroke is difficulty with speech. This can be very frustrating for the stroke victim and can make recovery all that much difficult. Speech therapy is an essential part of stroke rehab. It offers the patient the ability to recover the ability to communicate. How Does Stroke Affect Speech Speech is not a simple process when it comes to brain functions. A person has to think about what he or she wants to say. Then, those thoughts must be translated into words. Then the brain must command the mouth and throat to form those words and transmit sound. Understanding what someone is saying is just as complicated. The brain must capture the soundwaves that the ears capture. Then, the brain must …show more content…
When it comes to physical motion, each side of the brain controls what is happening on the other side. That means the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, and the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body. However, each side of the brain has additional functions besides controlling motion. The left side of the brain is normally tasked with controlling speech and understanding language. So, if a stroke affects the left side of the brain, it is possible for it to affect that person's ability to speak or to understand what is being said. This is part of a condition known as aphasia. Aphasia can cause problems with speaking, listening, reading, writing, understanding speech, and thinking of words when speaking or writing. The exact symptoms involved with a particular patient depends on the type and severity of the injury to the brain. It affects about 20 percent of stroke patients. How Does Speech Therapy Improve Aphasia The most common treatment for aphasia is treatment with a speech-language therapist. The therapist works to identify the exact issues the patient is having and to develop a plan on how to improve and manage those issues. The therapist can help the patient use his or her remaining abilities to the fullest, to restore language abilities where possible, to work around remaining language problems, and to learn other ways to get the message
W.C., a 26 year 11 month old woman, was brought to the Florida Atlantic University-Communication Disorders Clinic (FAU-CDC) by her boyfriend for a Speech-Language Evaluation. She was referred to the FAU-CDC by her neurologist for word finding difficulties and a possible articulation disorder after a left hemisphere hemorrhagic stroke one month ago. According to her boyfriend, W.C.’s symptoms began immediately following her stroke and are characterized by word finding difficulties, slowed and choppy speech, and mispronunciation of certain consonants that is affecting intelligibility along with a strained voice.
Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects many adults and families. Aphasia occurs as a result of damage to the language-specific areas of the brain (ASHA, 2014). Individuals with aphasia may experience difficulties with oral language, receptive language, memory, attention writing, and reading. There are a myriad of approaches designed for the treatment of aphasia. Two treatment approaches, Promoting Aphasics Communicative Effectiveness (P.A.C.E.) and Constraint Induced Language Therapy (C.I.L.T.), and their efficacy in regard to available evidence will be discussed below.
Nearly one million individuals within the United States experience aphasia resulting from a stroke. The website for the American Heart Association states that strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. They are often referred to as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). This occurs when the blood flow to the brain has been either stopped or interrupted. The deprivation of blood flow and oxygen to the brain results in a stroke. Around 41.2 percent of individuals who suffered from a stroke will have aphasia (Guyomard et al., 2009). Manasco (2014) stated that aphasia is a deficit in language abilities resulting from the brain. It is broken down into, two categories fluent and non-fluent. Individuals with aphasia typically suffer from anomia. This is a condition where word retrieval (anomia) is difficult. “Most unimpaired individuals do not need to put forth any effort to express themselves verbally. However,
A speech disorder simply means that one cannot articulate or produce speech, but understands the language patterns and rules (McCoy 2016). Jean-Do was able to receive information because he was not deaf and his brain was functioning properly, but he was not able to express information in the beginning. Speech Pathologists assist people with recovery after a stroke. When a certain area of the brain is targeted, it can inhibit the functioning. Using Jean-Do’s case as an example, the brain stem regulated much of our daily activities (Rysberg 2016). When damage was seen, Jean-Do showed a tremendous decline in his
Human beings occasionally suffer bad damage to particular parts of their brains. Unfortunately, these injuries may lead to major failure of speech production, understanding language and comprehension which most of the patients suffer it permanently. This impairment is called Aphasia. Gayle (2012) states that people with aphasia fail to understand sentence comprehension although it is a simple sentence. She also mentioned that aphasia patients also have difficulty in reading and understanding speeches. According to Fromkin, Rodman and Hyams (2011), aphasia is a scientific term used to explained language disorder due to brain injuries caused by diseases or trauma. In other words, aphasia involves partial or total loss of the ability to
Specifically, right-sided hemiparesis involves injury to the left side of the brain, which controls language and speaking (aphasia). People who have this type of hemiparesis may also have troubles in understanding what people say and/or problems talking. In some cases, excluding left and right sides in the body. (Weiss T.C.; 2010)
The topic of this annotated bibliography is communicating with people who have Aphasia. Aphasia is neurological condition that occurs when the tissues in the left hemisphere of the brain that are responsible for speech, reading and writing are impaired (National Institute of Neurological Disorders, 2013). The main signs of this disorder are: trouble in articulating oneself when speaking, difficulty understanding speech, and problems with reading and writing. Aphasia is usually caused by a stroke, severe head trauma, brain tumors, and brain infections (National Institute of Neurological Disorders, 2013). Aspasia is more common in elderly individuals, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) states that Aphasia will occur in 15% percent of persons under the age of 65 and will increase to 43% for people that are 85 years of age and older (National Institute of Neurological Disorders, 2013).
A stroke that effects the left hemisphere will affect the Broca’s area in the frontal lobe that is where expressive speech is located or the Wernicke’s area in the temporal lobe which effects the receptive language. There can be deficits with can include paralysis on the right side of the body. Also there may be some impaired cognitive reasoning and difficulty with organizing information obtain in order to problem solve
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) accounts for approximately 30% of all injury-related deaths each year in the U.S. (CDC 2015). Survivors experience a range of disabilities that depend on the location and severity of the lesion, including language impairments referred to as Aphasia. Aphasia does not affect a person’s actual intelligence, however, aphasia will affect a person’s ability to use words and to understand others. Aphasia can affect someone’s ability to speak and comprehend, as well as other abilities from the language part of the brain such as reading and writing. The incidence of aphasia is an estimated 80,000 new cases in the U.S per year, and the prevalence of aphasia is approximately 1 million
When trying to detect the onset of a stroke, remembering the acronym F.A.S.T. is important (Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 911). If stroke symptoms are detected within an individual, they have just a couple hours before it is too late for any preventative treatment options. Unfortunately, the type of stroke cannot be identified except through several tests (physical test, blood test, CT, MRI), which are important because treatments are different for the different types of strokes. It would be hazardous to administer the wrong stroke treatment to an individual having a different kind of stroke. (McIntosh) Seeing the precursors to a stroke and preventing it is not always possible; therefore, the stroke victim may have some damaging effects on their body. Strokes can affect a body in different ways depending on which side the blood clot occurs. If the blood clot occurs in the right side of the brain, the left side of the body and the face will be affected. In addition to paralysis of the body and face, vision problems, memory loss, and quick, inquisitive behavior could result from a blood clot on the right half of the brain. If the clot were to occur in the left side, the right side of the body would suffer speech and language problems, slow behavior, or memory loss. (About Stroke.) Aside from the physical effects of a stroke, a victim might also be affected emotionally undergoing depression, or being unable to control their feelings. (McIntosh) Oftentimes, the outcome of a stroke is irreversible and saddening for everyone
About 7,740 participants were a part of this study. They data collected was based on neurological exams, neuroimaging studies, neuropsychological evaluations, performance based testing and daily participation in home and community. According to the research, there were three important findings. First, 45% of the patients participating were <65years old, and 27% of the patients were <55years old. Second, of all the patients who sustained strokes, nearly 50% had mild stokes. 33% patients had moderate and 18% had severe stroke and 6%
Having a stroke can have severe consequences on the human body. When a part of the brain loses oxygen, it is unable to perform its normal functions [5]. Having a stroke can affect your vision, motor movements, as well as your memory capability [5].
Aphasia is a language disorder that can be the result of a brain injury. An individual that is suffering from aphasia may experience difficulty speaking, writing, reading, or comprehending. There are three different types of Aphasia that differ in various ways. First, Wernicke’s Aphasia is the inability to grasp the meaning of words and sentences that have been produced by another individual. This type of aphasia is also known as “fluent aphasia” or “receptive aphasia”. Wernicke patients’ speech may come across like a jumble of words or jargon, but it is very well articulated and they have no issue producing their own connected speech. If the patient is consecutively making errors, it is common for them to be unaware of their difficulties, and not realize that their sentences don’t make sense. The severity of the disorder varies depending on the patient, and the disorder results form damage in the left posterior temporal region of the brain, which is also known as Wernicke’s area.
Nearly one million individuals within the United States experience aphasia resulting from a storke. According to the American Heart Association, strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. They are often referred to as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). This occurs when the blood flow to the brain has been either stopped or interrupted. The deprivation of blood flow and oxygen to the brain results in a stroke. Around 41.2 percent of individuals who suffered from a stroke will have aphasia (Guyomard et al., 2009). Aphasia is a deficit in language abilities resulting from the brain (Manasco,2014). Aphasia is broken down into, two categories fluent and non-fluent. Individuals with aphasia typically suffer from anomia.
Aphasia is typically caused by damage to the portion of the brain that is primarily responsible for language. It is a communication disorder that can results in impaired speech and language comprehension.