Stroke Survivors

DMV Aphasia Resource Guide:

This guide provides information about aphasia resources in the DC-Maryland-VA (DMV) area. It was created in collaboration with the Fama Aphasia Recovery Lab at George Washington University.

Research at Georgetown:

Participating in research might help you learn about your stroke. It also helps scientists understand aphasia better which is necessary for improving aphasia treatments.

Interested in participating in aphasia research?

We are currently running a research study, named BUILD. This study might help you understand your aphasia better. Interested? Call 202-687-5205 or click the button below!

Stroke survivor meeting with Dr. Turkeltaub to learn about how his stroke impacted his brain.

Stroke survivor meeting with Dr. Turkeltaub to learn about how his stroke impacted his brain.

Medical Visit with a Cognitive Neurologist:

Dr. Peter Turkeltaub is the director of the MedStar NRH Aphasia Clinic. He specializes in medical management of aphasia. Appointments focus on understanding the nature of the aphasia and the prognosis for recovery, managing common medical issues in people with aphasia, enhancing life participation, medications for cognition and aphasia, and research studies. Dr. Turkeltaub coordinates care with patients’ speech-language pathologists and neuropsychologists.

The clinic is designed for those who have experienced a recent stroke or other injury to the brain and who are having language problems – as well as those who have previously been diagnosed with aphasia and want to improve their communication skills, even years after their illness or injury.

Dr. Turkeltaub examines each patient’s brain images and medical records to determine the affected systems and degree of damage that has occurred, as well as identify any other significant physical or emotional health issues that may be impacting communication – information that is important in developing an individualized treatment plan.

Interested in the Aphasia Clinic at NRH?

For more information or to make an appointment, please call 202-877-1621

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