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The “Counseling” Roles of the Speech-Language Pathologist Serving Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia From Alzheimer’s Disease (2021)

January 14, 2022 by Megan Berg.
PWD and MCI are often major consumers of services provided by SLPs for assessment and treatment and for counseling, collaborating, prevention, and wellness with an interdisciplinary team. The counseling+ and activities can be overwhelming for SLPs since clinicians may lack confidence or specialized training for managing these cognitive-communication disorders. These needs will continue to increase […]
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Cognitive Functioning in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Meta-Analysis (2018)

January 14, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory disease where the auto-immune system attacks its own body tissues. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) found 80% of individuals with SLE have at least one neurological symptom and cognitive dysfunction is one of the most common. However, a clear neuropsychological profile for SLE is emerging but not yet […]
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Recommendations of Nasogastric Tube Removal in Acute Stroke Patients Based on Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (2017)

January 14, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Dysphagia occurs in about 27% to 67% of patients after an acute stroke. Evaluation and treatment of dysphagia are important to prevent aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition, which reduce the person’s quality of life. Those patients with aspiration are seven times more likely to develop aspiration pneumonia than those without aspiration. It is common for NGT […]
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Auditory, Phonological, and Semantic Factors in the Recovery From Wernicke’s Aphasia Poststroke: Predictive Value and Implications for Rehabilitation (2019)

January 14, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Neuroimaging studies have identified the left temporoparietal areas are responsible for auditory-phonological processing, phonological short-term memory, and semantics. WA is most commonly caused by strokes in the left mid posterior superior temporal gyrus (STG), superior temporal sulcus (STS), and the underlying white matter. People with chronic WA demonstrate impairments with detecting and analyzing auditory stimuli […]
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Inadequate Fluid Intake in Long Term Care Residents: Prevalence and Determinants (2018)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Previous research suggests that half of the LTC residents may be dehydrated. Dehydration is a form of malnutrition. The treatment of other illnesses can be complicated by dehydration including urinary tract and pulmonary infections, kidney stones, hyperthermia, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, and thrombo-embolic compilation. About 60% of LTC residents are hospitalized for dehydration complications and are […]
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Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease Benefit From Audiovisual Speech Cues and Supportive Sentence Context (2021)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Audiovisual (AV) speech cues, such as lip movements and facial information, are helpful to provide additional visual information and context for speech. Individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) benefit from this AV information to help support speech comprehension. Face-to-face communication and additional context information will support communication with individuals with MCI […]
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Decreased Swallowing Function in the Sarcopenic Elderly without Clinical Dysphagia: A Cross-Sectional Study (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
As the body ages, the skeletal muscle system decreases with strength and functionality, called sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is currently determined by low muscle mass and strength, assessed with handgrip strength and gait speed. Some studies have shown sarcopenia may also affect swallowing strength, causing swallowing safety concerns. The swallowing function receives continuous and coordination feedback from […]
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Concussion Practice Patterns Among SLPs (2019)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
If concussion symptoms continue to persist for one to three months, then the diagnosis becomes post-concussion symptoms (PCS). The concussion signs and symptoms may occur within any of these four categories somatic, cognitive, affective, and sleep. SLPs are involved in evaluating and treating cognitive-communication skills that may be affected, including attention, memory, processing speed, problem-solving, […]
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Swallowing Function After Severe COVID-19: Early Videofluoroscopic Findings (2021)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
40% of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) experience post-extubation dysphagia regardless of their diagnosis. For those patients who have severe COVID-19, their lungs are severely injured by ARDS. Speech-language pathologists need to evaluate these patients with COVID-19 within the intensive care unit specifically because they have high risks for dysphagia. Before this study, […]
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Delirium and Encephalopathy in Severe COVID-19: A Cohort Analysis of ICU Patients (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Doctors continue to learn more about the physical and neurological effects of COVID-19. Patients treated for ARDs because of COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) have a significant risk of developing delirium and neurological symptoms. This study initially included 150 patients within an ICU. However, ten patients were excluded because they remained under medication […]
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