After suffering a stroke, the man lost his ability to speak for six years.

On January 10th, news from SIS International General Hospital in Can Tho reported that doctors at the hospital had successfully treated a man who had lost his ability to speak for six years following a stroke.

The patient is Mr. D.TA (42 years old, residing in Thai Nguyen province), who suffered a stroke 6 years ago. Due to missing the "golden hour" for treatment, he sustained damage to the left side of his brain, causing difficulty speaking.

Mr. A made a remarkable recovery of his speech function after 6 years of difficulty speaking.

Through a referral from an acquaintance, the family decided to take Mr. A. to SIS International General Hospital in Can Tho for treatment.

After three months of treatment, Mr. A returned to the SIS International Multi-Specialty Clinic in Da Nang for a follow-up examination, and his health had miraculously improved. He could not only speak longer words but also write normally, becoming much happier and more confident than before.

Mrs. T., Mr. A.'s wife, said that six years ago, after a stroke, her husband's ability to write, read, and speak was severely affected; sometimes he couldn't say a single word, other times he could only say short, simple words like "eat," "rice," "sleep," "bathe," etc. After receiving treatment at SIS International General Hospital in Can Tho, his health recovered remarkably.

Having suffered a stroke 6 years ago, the patient missed the critical "golden hour" for emergency treatment, resulting in residual damage to the left side of the brain, causing difficulty speaking.

Dr. Tran Chi Cuong, Director of SIS International General Hospital in Can Tho, said that Mr. A.'s stroke was quite rare. The patient did not experience paralysis but only impaired language function, such as difficulty speaking, writing, and sometimes inability to understand or express himself. The brain lesion is usually located in the left temporal lobe (the language center) in right-handed individuals. This type of stroke is easily overlooked and treated late because the symptoms are usually mild and develop slowly. However, if severe, it can cause complete loss of speech, significantly impacting the quality of life.

Dr. Cuong advises that facial asymmetry, weakness or paralysis of the limbs, and difficulty speaking are three classic signs of a stroke. However, many people in the community are still unaware, complacent, and think it's just a common cold. With the strong development of modern medicine, if patients recognize the symptoms and go to the hospital within the golden time, the chance of survival from ischemic stroke is over 90%.

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