Language and Speech

Question 1

recovery from aphasia happens in how many stages?

Answer 1

3 stages (acute, subacute, chronic)

Question 2

Is recovery from aphasia possible?

Answer 2

yes but often incomplete

Question 3

What was seen in patients recovering from Aphasia, in terms of the right and left hemispheres?

Answer 3

the right hemisphere showed a slight increase in cortical activity over the normal (control) range, followed by a sudden decrease to the normal range

• the left hemisphere shows gradual increase in cortical activity to the normal range.