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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12505| Title: | Aphasia and psychiatric disturbances in cerebrovascular accident patients |
| Authors: | Sant, Kristian Muscat, Etienne |
| Keywords: | Aphasia Aphasic persons Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
| Citation: | Sant, K. & Muscat, E. (2010). Aphasia and psychiatric disturbances in cerebrovascular accident patients. The Synapse, (2), 9 |
| Abstract: | Aphasia is a condition in which there is a defect or loss of the power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or a defect of loss of the power of comprehension of spoken or written language. 21-24% of patients admitted to hospital with acute stroke are aphasic shortly after their stroke and in the long-term it is likely that 10-18% of survivors are left with significant aphasia. Among these patients, a variety of neuropsychiatric symptoms arise as a complication of stroke but their diagnosis is often delayed by the presence of speech and language problems. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12505 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Issue 2 The Synapse, Issue 2 |
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