A case of changed personality: Phineas Gage was a young Vermont railroad worker who in 1848 had a terrible accident.
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Boston just relocated its rehab hospital. The new building is state-of-the-art and faces the river. That's nice. It is also completely unfriendly to disabled people who need public transportation.
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Hey therapists, be encouraging to your patients.
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I passed my driving test today - again. I had not driven because of my stroke for awhile. Now I can drive again. Clear the roads!
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My physical therapist said my toes on my bad foot are too close together and tight. She said I should stretch them out.
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After brain injury, some patients have aphasia, a general term for loss of language. Some cases are intriguing.
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Muscles that don't get used properly over time become short and less supple. Much of my therapy tries to stretch them back out again
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Before, my brain was sending the wrong signals to my arm and hand. That sucked. Now, the main problem isn't brain signals but just muscle tightness.
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Mindpop has made me famous. This past weekend, I was invited to Salt Lake City to speak
Read MoreAt the hospital they had me wearing elastic thigh-highs. These were not sexy. The medical stockings were white, with a horizontal weave that made me look like a mummy.
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"The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." - Mark Twain
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My brain surgeon emailed me: “I saw your films. They look fine, although I think you’ve aged a bit. No evidence of vascular malformation. No evidence of life on Mars.
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