
Suggest Treatment For Difficulty Speaking When Diagnosed With Aphasia

He has features of Wernicke's aphasia.
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I am Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist, and would try my best to help you.
I have noted your husband's clinical details. Based on the description, he has features of sensory aphasia, also called as Wernicke's aphasia. This is commonly caused by decreased blood supply to left temporal lobe of brain.
Recovery would be slow and it takes months to see any significant improvement in his speech dysfunction.
Piracetam tablets can be given, which have been shown to improve language recovery.
To quieten him, a low dose of quetiapine may be given.
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Thank you for getting back.
Clopidogrel is routinely given after stroke to prevent stroke recurrence, and should be continued lifelong along with a statin such as rosuvastatin or atorvastatin.
There is no significant adverse effect if we add piracetam or quetiapine to clopidogrel.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)

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