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How do you teach a stroke victim to talk again?
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Speech therapy: If unsuccessful - alternative methods of communication can be taught.
Answered 11/21/2012
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Speech therapy: Specially trained clinicians called speech therapists are the go-to resource for speech recovery. If spasticity is interfering the mouth-tongue movements, medications may be helpful but drugs are second-line therapy.
Answered 9/28/2016
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