My husband has global aphasia and also apraxia and after 2 years this type of therapy has helped him alot to be able to say words, but still to this day he cannot speak words on his own other than a few he has learned over and over, repeat words he does well, just not able to come up with his own words to say. He still has yes and no backwards as well sometimes. Very frustrating. I wish there was more to help him speak on his own. He still can't write either. He is only 59 years old now. 57 when it happened.
Great video! I can imagine that the non-fluent aspect of this type of aphasia would be very frustrating to the client, and I'm glad to learn about how to help clients "get over" it.
3:20 lesion that causes nonfluent aphasia: very difficult time speaking 6:38 frontal lobe of left hemisphere primarilry in speech production 8:46 a gentle man who has aphasia, trying to say how he makes scrumble eggs 9:51 Donald, a green beret in the army 10:51 Donald's brain scan w 11:31 Donald has tried to speak with audio-visual feedback
The problem here is that if you take away the ipad, he is dead in the water as far as expressive speech is concerned. Speech therapy for a gentleman like this takes short sentences about what is going on in the moment. This is a script that many with aphasia would never even say. Just because he can mimic a script does not mean that he will be able to initiate independent speech.
Speech and language learning is wonderful when speech is stimulated about what is happening in the moment at home ad for someone like this gentleman, very short phrases and sentences would be preferable for maximum re-learning of speaking. Talking is improved by talking and conversing with someone and that will get maximum results.
I was a TA a while ago and my prof had an accident resulting in brain injury. She couldn't read/took a long time to write. She ended up giving the class to another prof and taking the semester off so she could do rehab.
Wow! This is amazing! However, I have a quick question. How is his meaningful spontaneous communication? Yes, he made sentences but he worked on sentence repetitions which in reality is not really meaningful communication. What are the next steps on this research to transfer this to spontaneous communication? I wonder if drilling core words with these videos and focus on motor memory that way the pts can have these videos stick in their memory would help to spontaneous communication? Please share any updates!
Hi there Generally in neurorehabilitation the goal is to stimulate the brain through sensory input in a way that results in relevant motor area activation as it increases neuroplasticity which, if successful, eventually results in the patient regaining the ability to produce words themselves using other brain areas than the ones damaged or lost.
Yea I agree with your statement. The goal is to have the pt say as many words as possible to regain connections lost, kind of like muscle memory. This will expand his vocabulary, will be able to use more words during spontaneous convo, less struggle with “word finding”
Not sure how to say this but I loose words when talking and its very frustrating. I once suffered such bad concussion I temporarliy lost my speech and just got muddled up with words. I know exactly what I want to say but the word dissappears. I could easily mimick anything however. So this although helpfull to an extent isnt helping the brain recall its own words. Its saying someone elses words. The words are in the conscience where you think but not appearing in the place they appear before you say them. Hope that makes sense?
I was wondering something, and I hope this doesn't mean any offense, but is it easier to recite song lyrics? are you able to memorize a sequence of words and say them with less trouble?
Yes. I agree, Jodalina. I had a stroke some years ago and I have aphasia but it was worse back then. I still have trouble retrieving words and structuring my sentences and things like that but can still remember the words to my favorite songs even then. I feel like my words run away from me. Like they're children that won't stay still. A chalkboard in my head would help haha
I take fishoil about more then I should normal folk should. I read the vid on the sago mine disaster victim. His recovery I've seen of it was remarkable. I'm afraid to say how much to keep casual readers getting any ideas. It's iffy I know watch to watch for. Having no problems and my doc even asked me if I had any. No. I take fish oil and coconut oil every day without fail I have had serious strokes and yes I never fail to take them both.
Once I couldn't walk but only crawl with legs trembling led down the hall to the broom. Another I couldn't understand English. Another aphasia. And some few others I call. Popcorns because they weren't so dramatic. Supplements? Those two mainly. I've heard cinnamon causes Brain recovery but I didn't consistently took them. As of all my stroke stuff you wouldn't know to see me. My aphasia is about almost gone. I can talk and have normal conversations. You'd never know. My memory is almost back. Long term great back to about 4 yrs old. Short term Has some occasional oops sarong word or can't recall that one. Oh and once I couldn't move my right arm correctly. And couldnt play chess Which play a lot computerized. So yeah. I'm eager to day all I took was coconut oil about half to three fourth a ice tea spoon of a flat spoon Full. Fish oil like I said. These things work. I've increased the coconut oil to double that slowly over about a month or a bit more if I felt it was safe to go up without Dr. newports cautions. For all and so I'm a normal walking and conversing person.
I want to buy one of these I pads for my mother who had a stroke and has aphasia. Her whole world has collapsed and I will do anything to help her get it back. She is only 3 week past the stroke and still in rehab but her case is severe. Can someone tell me where to get one please?
This is Not a communication device like a translator or point at what you want solution to tell the helper what they want. This lets a person find a new bridge around the damage. Improvement in accessing words they want to say. It doesn't have to be an IPOD, but any tablet or laptop,cell phone that has audio output and video. Since I find nothing available since seeing this wonderful idea, I have been working, learning to make my own videos that seem to work in some manner nearly instantly. You will find most people with aphasia can already read lips.
I have thought about that and have tried to make a video and found out my recorder was broken in the process. I don't know if my phone is good enough quality but I think I'll try it. Thanks for responding.
I'm worried that I have something wrong with my speech. I always have trouble articulating what I want to say. I want to figure out a way to fix this :(
Is he reading from the iPad or just following the lips? My Dad has just been transferred from acute stroke recovery to rehab and he has Wernicke’s aphasia,
Fish oil and coconut oil causes brain cell regeneration. I've had strokes and aphasia. Army research on coconut oil, sago mine disaster victim on fish oil. I've had strokes several times. And aphasia. Try to walk of u can 29 to 40 minutes even on a riding home bike if u can. It causes BDNF. A brain factor, I've been there, in one stroke I couldn't walk at all only barely crawling amd stumbling with that. Another time I couldn't understand English, for strokes try to move the weak limb..it's a new brain path to move the part. All is slow but works unless it's really I'm deeper problems. Be patient for me 2 years a time. But this Starr works per a lady doctor and more.
How about this: The person punches what they want to say into the ipod, then the model says what they want to say. They can mimic the model and communicate with anybody.
I think that Nonfluent Aphasia affects one's writing as well as speaking. It's been compared to learning a new language, and lacking the vocabulary to communicate.
How can you write the word if you cant recall it? I totally get this guy. He knows what he wants to say but the words have gone. Its not speech thats gone its word formation or the name of something for example. You know what it looks like but cant recall what its called. Does that help?
With regard to Don, his ability to read words and sequence is also affected so there are a lot of complications associated with punching in words or even pictures to create automated voices from a voice device
Hi I was recently diagnosed by pneumonia and underwent treatment but since then I have not recovered my lost of speech. All visits to ENT specialist shows my voice box is okay .what could I be surfering from its affecting my speech and my social circle kindly advice .Thank you Duncan
