Publications by authors named "R L Husak"
Telepractice-delivered communication training for informal caregivers of people with aphasia: A pilot study.
Int J Speech Lang Pathol
November 2024
Purpose: To establish proof of concept of a student-led, telepractice-delivered communication partner training towards enhancing communication between people with aphasia and their informal caregivers in everyday conversations.
Method: Two dyads were recruited, each consisting of a person with aphasia and their caregiver. A pre-training questionnaire was completed by caregivers, followed by a weekly communication training session delivered by graduate student clinicians via telepractice to each dyad over 12 weeks.
Article Synopsis
- The BLAST initiative focuses on studying long-term language changes in stroke patients, particularly those who are bilingual.
- The report highlights four cases from the BLAST database that exhibited coprolalia, which is the compulsive use of foul language.
- Three of the patients showed improvement in their condition after 30 days, suggesting that understanding coprolalia could enhance rehabilitation strategies for bilingual aphasic patients.
History And Admission Findings: A 55-year-old woman presented comfortable and well-nourished for a check up. The physical examination remained without pathological results. However lipase parameter in serum was conspicuously elevated we performed an ultrasound examination.
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