Effectiveness of Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Embolic Stroke due to Infective Endocarditis by Siva P. Sontineni, Aryan N. Mooss, Venkata G. Andukuri, Susan Marie Schima, Dennis Esterbrooks

“…A 70-year-old male presented with acute onset aphasia and hemiparesis due to infective endocarditis. …”
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Research progress of rehabilitation nursing for stroke patients (脑卒中康复护理研究进展) by WANG Li (王丽)

“…Hemiplegia, aphasia and cognitive impairment are common consequences of stroke and have direct implications for post-stroke functioning and quality of life. …”
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Letter-By-Letter Reading: Natural Recovery and Response to Treatment by Pélagie M. Beeson, Joël G. Magloire, Randall R. Robey

“…At initial testing, RB exhibited acquired alexia characterized by letter-by-letter (LBL) reading, mild anomic aphasia, and acquired agraphia. Repeated measures of reading accuracy and rate were collected for single words and text over the course of one year, along with probes of naming and spelling abilities. …”
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Conservative treatment of corpus callosum hemorrhage due to a falling coconut in Indonesia: a case report by Hanan Anwar Rusidi, Ferry Wijanarko

“…We report the case of a 54-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of unconsciousness, headache, and expressive aphasia after being struck by a falling coconut. Notably, hemorrhage was detected within the body of the corpus callosum, as revealed by imaging findings. …”
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Cerebrovascular Accident Secondary to Paradoxical Embolism Following Arteriovenous Graft Thrombectomy by Jolina Pamela Santos, Zaher Hamadeh, Naheed Ansari

“…We report a case of a 74-year-old black man with past medical history significant for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation with warfarin, who presented to our hospital with lethargy, aphasia, and right-sided hemiparesis following thrombectomy of a clotted AVG. …”
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Loss in Executive Functioning Best Explains Changes in Pain Responsiveness in Patients with Dementia-Related Cognitive Decline by Miriam Kunz, Veit Mylius, Karsten Schepelmann, Stefan Lautenbacher

“…We assessed different cognitive domains (orientation, memory, abstract thinking/executive function, aphasia and apraxia, and information processing speed) in 70 older patients with cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment up to moderate degrees of dementia). …”
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Right Unilateral Spatial Neglect Improves with Intrinsic Motivation by Hirotaka Saito, Haruka Kobayashi, Junichi Yatsu, Shigeru Obayashi

“…This trend is because behavioral assessments have prevented the exclusion of patients who are difficult to assess for USN or apathy using conventional paper-and-pencil tests (e.g., aphasia). Right USN and post-stroke apathy share many common lesions. …”
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Multidisciplinary Assessment and Diagnosis of Conversion Disorder in a Patient with Foreign Accent Syndrome by Harrison N. Jones, Tyler J. Story, Timothy A. Collins, Daniel DeJoy, Christopher L. Edwards

“…Multiple reports have described patients with disordered articulation and prosody, often following acute aphasia, dysarthria, or apraxia of speech, which results in the perception by listeners of a foreign-like accent. …”
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A Corticobasal Syndrome Variant of Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with Stroke-Like Onset by Ján Necpál, Martin Stelzer, Silvia Koščová, Michal Patarák

“…We present an unusual case report of a 65-year-old man with a sudden, stroke-like onset of motor aphasia with right-sided levodopa unresponsive parkinsonism, alien hand, and other characteristic features of corticobasal syndrome (CBS), with rapid deterioration and death on the 32nd day of the disease. …”
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Herpes Simplex Viral Encephalitis Masquerading as a Classic Left MCA Stroke by Peter A. Abdelmalik, Timothy Ambrose, Rodney Bell

“…A 79-year-old right-handed woman, with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and prior transient ischemic attack (TIA), presented with acute onset global aphasia and right hemiparesis, in the absence of fever or prodrome. …”
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From Molecule to Patient Rehabilitation: The Impact of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Magnetic Stimulation on Stroke—A Narrative Review by Anca Badoiu, Smaranda Ioana Mitran, Bogdan Catalin, Tudor Adrian Balseanu, Aurel Popa-Wagner, Florin Liviu Gherghina, Carmen Valeria Albu, Raluca Elena Sandu

“…Thus, these methods proved to reduce infarct volumes and to improve motor performance, deglutition, functional independence, and high-order cerebral functions (i.e., aphasia and heminegligence). However, as with every therapeutic method, these techniques can also have limitations. …”
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A Case of John Cunningham Virus Induced Rhombencephalitis after Rituximab Therapy for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Silpita Katragadda, Varshaa Koneru, Genevieve Devany, Aaron S. DeWitt, Vasudev H. Tati

“…Neurological examination was significant for torsional nystagmus, motor aphasia, right-sided dysmetria, and dysdiadochokinesia with gait ataxia. …”
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Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke in Danon Disease with Formation of Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus despite Normal Systolic Function by Takeshi Tsuda, Amanda J. Shillingford, Jane Vetter, Vinay Kandula, Badal Jain, Joel Temple

“…Subsequently, her neurological manifestation progressed to transient ischemic attack (TIA) and eventually to ischemic stroke confirmed by CT scan with 1-day history of expressive aphasia followed by persistent left side weakness and numbness. …”
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Electroacupuncture combined with cognitive rehabilitation outperforms cognitive rehabilitation alone in treating post-stroke cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial by Yisha Guo, Tingting Sun, Fengxi Qiu, Xueyi Li, Weiwei Cui, Zhenhua Liao, Jiajia Yao

“…Primary outcomes included the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Digit Span Test (DST), Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT-H), and Aphasia Screening Scale. Secondary outcomes measured brain network global and nodal properties. …”
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Case report: From misdiagnosis to timely detection: a clinical and imaging guide to neurological presentations of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma—insights from six cases by Chunxiao Yang, Zihua Gong, Tao Wang, Huijuan Yuan, Weinan Na, Wei Xie, Shengyuan Yu

“…However, the overlap of clinical and auxiliary examination findings with those of various neurological entities—such as cerebral infarction, demyelination, viral encephalitis, and peripheral neuropathy—often results in diagnostic misattribution.Case presentationWe delineate six pathologically-confirmed DLBCL cases, each heralded by neurological deficits, including limb paresis, sensory loss, vertigo, seizure activity, and aphasia. These presentations precipitated multiple erroneous diagnoses pertaining to nervous system pathologies, culminating in a median diagnostic latency of 8 months.ConclusionThe differential diagnostic process for the misdiagnosed conditions in these cases has been meticulously revisited, enhancing the diagnostic acumen of neurologists. …”
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Clinical manifestations and outcomes of patients with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with neurological involvement: highlighting longitudinally extensive myelopathy as a disti... by Jiraporn Jitprapaikulsan, Ekdanai Uawithya, Palakorn Lertsakworakul, Weerapat Owatthanapanich

“…Categorical variables were compared using the χ² or Fisher’s exact test, while continuous variables were analysed with the Mann-Whitney U test, as appropriate.Results Of the 30 patients with IVLBCL, 10 had neurological involvement and 20 without neurological symptoms, including myelopathy (5 patients, 50%); cognitive impairment (3 patients, 30%); seizures (2 patients, 20%); optic neuropathy, hemiparesis, homonymous hemianopia, vertigo and global aphasia (each affecting 1 patient, 10%). 60% of IVLBCL with neurological involvement had systemic symptoms, including prolonged fever, anaemia, anorexia and weight loss. …”
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Badanie dyskursu użytkowników języka polskiego z diagnozą afazji mieszanej by Robert Dębski, Paulina Wójcik-Topór, Urszula Malina

“…Mowę swobodną oraz dyskurs opisowy, narracyjny i proceduralny zbierano z wykorzystaniem zadań i skryptów międzynarodowej bazy danych AphasiaBank. Po dokonaniu transkrypcji i kodowania wypowiedzi badanych w celu zidentyfikowania i opisania środków spójności poddano je analizie jakościowej. …”
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A fulminant case of JC virus encephalopathy supporting a novel syndrome associated with JC virus infection of cortical neurons by Matteo Ciocca, Marta Pirovano, Monica Lodi, Antonino Romeo, Vincenza Fetoni

“…We present the case of a 62-year-old male, with no identifiable immunosuppression, who developed aphasia and progressive reduction in consciousness. …”
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Long-Lasting Symptomatic Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome following Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass in a Patient with Stenosis of Middle Cerebral Artery by Shinji Shimato, Toshihisa Nishizawa, Takashi Yamanouchi, Takashi Mamiya, Kojiro Ishikawa, Kyozo Kato

“…On the second day after surgery, the patient exhibited mild speech disturbance which deteriorated into complete motor aphasia and persisted for one month. SPECT showed the increase of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in left cerebrum, verifying the diagnosis of CHPS. …”
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Successful Mechanical Thrombectomy for Bilateral Anterior Cerebral Artery Occlusions in a Rare Anatomical Variant: A Case Report by Ge B, Zhu J, Zhang F, Han X, Xia Y, Ji Z, Sun P, Li Y, Zhang H, Guo J

“…Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) of simultaneous acute occlusion of the bilateral ACAs with this variation has rarely been reported.Case Presentation: A 49-year-old man was referred for sudden onset of right-side weakness and aphasia for almost 55 min. AIS was considered after no bleeding was observed on emergency head computed tomography. …”
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