All Blog Posts Tagged 'aphasia' (3)

Do you know that feeling you get when you can't remember the name of an old teacher, or put a name to the face of a person walking toward you? Some people struggle with that feeling with every word they attempt to speak. For a rare few, Migraine aura can result in the debilitating inability to communicate. Fortunately for Migraineurs, it is usually not permanent unless damage occurs. For others that have suffered stroke or other brain injuries or damage, Aphasia is a new way of life for them an… Continue

Aphasia - neurologic difficulty processing language, either given or received. Migraine aura is shocking when it takes a visual form. It is strange indeed when aura results in symptoms of the other senses - touch, sound, taste, smell. Alice in Wonderland Syndrome describes the strange sensation of other-worldliness that is experienced by some people. Now, imagine the shock of suddenly losing the ability to speak or understand language. There are three basic types and of aphasia. If it comes an… Continue

Migraine chronic pain guage: 1-3 = want specific meds to help my headache. 4-7 = Please give me whatever you have to help my headache, and soon. 8-10 = I will dance at the top of a hill waving a rubber chicken at a full moon if you tell me that will help, just tell me something useful. Today is a rubber chicken day for me. In my meanderings today, I was sorry to find that it's also a rubber chicken day for a lot of other Migraineurs out there. Maybe it's the weather. One of us i… Continue