VETERANS ADMINISTRATION TESTING & THERAPY FOR THE APHASIC PATIENT APHASIA BRAIN INJURY 47934

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This color medical film from the U.S. Veterans Administration describes the treatment and therapy modes available for aphasic patients, in this case WWII war veterans. The film is a reminder of the 670,000 men wounded during the conflict, many of whom suffered long term disability. Aphasia can occur suddenly after a stroke or head injury, or develop slowly from a growing brain tumor or disease. Aphasia affects a person's ability to express and understand written and spoken the underlying cause is treated, the main treatment for aphasia is speech therapy. Copyright is circa the mid-1950s. Opening titles: Testing And Individual Therapy For The Aphasic Patient (:07-:41). Four men sit in a hospital exam room. They are all aphasic - they have a language disorder that affects their ability to communicate. A wounded veteran