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Question: Are there any vitamins to help the condition called expressive aphasia? What I mean by help is to either prevent it from getting any worse and / or restore back to good health?
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Brief Answer:
No vitamins to restore the lost functions
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I understand how frustrating it is dealing with expressive aphasia. Unfortunately, this is caused in a greater proportion of the population by stroke that compromises the center of the brain responsible for verbal expression. These persons understand all we say, know what they want to say but cannot just get the words together.
It may get better with time but, there is no guarantee about this. There are no aggressive or special measures that can play a major role here. What I generally encourage my clients to do is to eat healthy, stay healthy and stay positive hoping things get better somehow someday.
In all, there are no vitamins that can help restore this. If the cause has bee linked to a possible stroke, then controlling the various risk factors for stroke like diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol abnormalities, etc would be helpful in preventing further aggravation or onset of new stroke symptoms.
I hope this helps. I wish your mom well. Thank you so much for using our services and please do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
No vitamins to restore the lost functions
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I understand how frustrating it is dealing with expressive aphasia. Unfortunately, this is caused in a greater proportion of the population by stroke that compromises the center of the brain responsible for verbal expression. These persons understand all we say, know what they want to say but cannot just get the words together.
It may get better with time but, there is no guarantee about this. There are no aggressive or special measures that can play a major role here. What I generally encourage my clients to do is to eat healthy, stay healthy and stay positive hoping things get better somehow someday.
In all, there are no vitamins that can help restore this. If the cause has bee linked to a possible stroke, then controlling the various risk factors for stroke like diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol abnormalities, etc would be helpful in preventing further aggravation or onset of new stroke symptoms.
I hope this helps. I wish your mom well. Thank you so much for using our services and please do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr. Ditch,
Thank you for the reply. Your answer was helpful, before we spend a bunch of money on hopeful memory repair vitamins. In our case, my Dad (age 71) just recently started showing signs of this 'expressive aphasia', and the only indicator is just once or twice per day he will use the wrong word in a sentence and not even realize it. All other conversations and memory seems perfect. He is a funny guy, so it almost seems like he is just being funny, but then we realized he doesn't't intend to use the wrong word. Everything we have read leads me to believe it could have been a stroke that he didn't even know he experienced. He is a runner, is it safe to continue running if indeed he suffered a stroke? (Would some form of exercise such as walking be safer / lower impact). Thank you. Carol-Ann
Thank you for the reply. Your answer was helpful, before we spend a bunch of money on hopeful memory repair vitamins. In our case, my Dad (age 71) just recently started showing signs of this 'expressive aphasia', and the only indicator is just once or twice per day he will use the wrong word in a sentence and not even realize it. All other conversations and memory seems perfect. He is a funny guy, so it almost seems like he is just being funny, but then we realized he doesn't't intend to use the wrong word. Everything we have read leads me to believe it could have been a stroke that he didn't even know he experienced. He is a runner, is it safe to continue running if indeed he suffered a stroke? (Would some form of exercise such as walking be safer / lower impact). Thank you. Carol-Ann
Brief Answer:
No need to cut down on his activities!`
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for this follow up precision.
The best way forward is for him to get evaluated fully by a neurologist to look for the possible cause of these symptoms and address so as to prevent deterioration or onset of new neurological deficits.
There is no reason for him to step down his exercise level or change the type of activities. Staying physically fit would be very helpful in controlling possible risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc that may be responsible for progressive mental decline. This is the best kept secret for stying young an healthy!
I hope this helps. I wish your dad well and I wish you well also. Feel free to keep the discussion going if you deem it necessary.
No need to cut down on his activities!`
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for this follow up precision.
The best way forward is for him to get evaluated fully by a neurologist to look for the possible cause of these symptoms and address so as to prevent deterioration or onset of new neurological deficits.
There is no reason for him to step down his exercise level or change the type of activities. Staying physically fit would be very helpful in controlling possible risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc that may be responsible for progressive mental decline. This is the best kept secret for stying young an healthy!
I hope this helps. I wish your dad well and I wish you well also. Feel free to keep the discussion going if you deem it necessary.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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