Following a stoke or serious injury a caregiver should look for serious changes in communication for the Care recipient (cr) although it is important to…

Try: Following a stoke or serious injury a caregiver should look for serious changes in communication for the Care recipient (cr) although it is important to understand the symptoms aphasia however must be diagnosed by a doctor usually a doctor first diagnoses aphasia when treating the cr for a stroke brain injury or tumor using a series of neurological tests the doctor may ask the cr questions the doctor may also issue specific commands and ask the cr to name different items or objects the results of these tests help the doctor determine if the cr has aphasia they also help determine the severity of the aphasia in the cr information references webmd com

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Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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Keywords: Aphasia stroke speech loss

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