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How Long Does A Person Take To Talk After Suffering With A Brain Stroke?

My mom recently had a brain stroke. It's been a week since she can not talk however she can move her right hand and other body parts as she was unable to do so at the beginning. Will she be able to talk? if yes how long will it take her to recover and be able to talk? She understands all whatever you tell her, but can not communicate "Talk herself".
Tue, 13 Sep 2016
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Hi,
Thank you for using HCM. I wish a speedy recovery to your mother. Speech problems are common after a stroke with the chances of recovery being fair. As you have mentioned, she can understand but cannot express herself, following are my suggestions
- try to encourage her to express herself but please be careful not to push her too much as it would be already very frustrating for her to not be able to express herself
- meanwhile, try asking her to write and communicate
- please see a Speech Language Pathologist for further help.

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How Long Does A Person Take To Talk After Suffering With A Brain Stroke?

Hi, Thank you for using HCM. I wish a speedy recovery to your mother. Speech problems are common after a stroke with the chances of recovery being fair. As you have mentioned, she can understand but cannot express herself, following are my suggestions - try to encourage her to express herself but please be careful not to push her too much as it would be already very frustrating for her to not be able to express herself - meanwhile, try asking her to write and communicate - please see a Speech Language Pathologist for further help. Hope this helps.