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Wendy Williams diagnosed with progressive aphasia, frontotemporal dementia
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
American TV host Wendy Williams' team confirmed that she has been diagnosed with progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
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Speech recovery by music for stroke patients at AIIMS:: Experts
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of death and disability combined. Aphasia or the loss of language function, can be caused by brain damage due to stroke in 21-38 percent of acute stroke patients, as per neurology experts at the All India Institute
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Bruce Willis' health condition worsens as veteran action star' family reve
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Veteran Hollywood action star Bruce Willis' condition has now progressed into frontotemporal dementia after his family announced in March 2022 that he would retire from acting due to his aphasia diagnosis.
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Study: Singing-based therapy support communication of stroke patients
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Singing-based rehabilitation can support language function and the psychosocial health of patients and their family. Group intervention offers peer support options while also being economically advantageous.
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Gestures can improve understanding of language disorders
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): When words fail, gestures can help to get the message across especially for people who have a language disorder. An international research team has now shown that listeners attend the gestures of people with aphasia more often and for much longer than previousl
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'Die Hard' star Bruce Willis to give up acting after aphasia diagnosis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 30 (ANI): 'Die Hard' star Bruce Willis is retiring from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder that leads to the loss of ability to understand or express speech.
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Researchers find ways of detecting dementia's damaging effects before it's
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 14 (ANI): Researchers have found an early detection method for certain forms of dementia. Patients with a rare neurodegenerative brain disorder, called Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), show abnormalities in brain function in areas that look structurally normal
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