To his surprise, he found that all of his stroke patients who had difficulty speaking had lesions in the left frontal region of the brain, now known as Broca's region.
Ultimately, there are hopes that research into brain activity during falling asleep and waking might help stroke victims who are trying to regain lost physical functions.
My extensive research indicated that people who have strokes are able to recover through assiduous rehabilitation programs that activates new parts in the better part of their brains.
For patients whose aphasia is brought on by insidious, slowly progressive degeneration rather than a stroke, an early warning sign is often having trouble finding a word.
In general, outcomes can be difficult to predict and while most stroke patients have some permanent neurologic deficits, many people recover well over time - even those who weren't treated within hours.