A stroke survivor who traveled from Zimbabwe reports changes in speech fluency, sentence formation, taste return, hand mobility, leg balance, and relief from discomfort following Perispinal Etanercept (PSE) treatment at the Institute of Neurological Recovery.
Patient-Reported Changes Featured in This Video
- Aphasia & Speech Fluency: Prior to treatment, the patient struggled with sentence construction due to post-stroke aphasia. During her post-treatment evaluations, she demonstrated clearer speech articulation, increased vocal projection, and expressed sentences with greater ease.
- Restoration of Taste & Oral Sensation: The patient reported returning sensation in her mouth and noted that her sense of taste had returned during her post-treatment evaluation.
- Lifting of Brain Fog: The patient noted a clear reduction in post-stroke cognitive fog, describing her mental state as noticeably clearer.
- Hand & Leg Mobility: The patient reported returning control and reduced pain/heaviness in her right hand and both legs, demonstrating improved standing balance and gait stability.
- Multi-Treatment Progress: The patient highlighted progressive functional gains across treatment visits, noting that her speech clarity, leg balance, and hand control continued to improve.
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Your stroke was how long ago? Two years ago. And where have you come from? Zimbabwe. What did the doctor say your diagnosis was? Aphasia. Aphasia. And also fracture. Do you have trouble with your right hand? Yes, little bit. Walk, but a little bit. I’m little bit on my You have a little trouble Yeah. with your foot? Yeah. Speech and brain fog. I I don’t like brain fog.
My brain fog Something going on. Does your foot feel different? Yes, something going on. Yes. I hand also. Mhm, something going down. I I can um feel in my mouth.
Yes. Taste. Ah, very good very nice.
I can feel taste.
Oh, foot yeah, very good. Very good. My left foot is good. My right foot is good. Better. Very nice. Very I want to speak sentences. Oh. There you go.
I can talk. Slowly. I get good my speech. I want to get my speech back. I’m going to get my speech back.
Yes. Yes. [laughter] Yes, I Oh, it’s working. Something’s going on. Yes.
Morning. Hello. So, you’re from Zimbabwe? Yes. Wow. We’re from Australia. No. Good. Yeah. So, this is the second time that we’ve been over to see Dr. Tobenick. We were over here in 2016. And Ian had an excellent result. So, we’ve waited and waited and we decided to come back again. Excellent. Yeah, so it really really worked very well for Ian. So, yeah. So, we’re very happy to be back. I’ve got taste. You got Oh, so you got it back? Yeah, and taste. Yeah. That’s great. Fantastic. It is for my legs better. My My arm better. My speech is better. Is this your first treatment? Just had it? Um we noticed the biggest difference in Ian um when we got home. Yeah. Weeks later, but even years later. So, continual improvement. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, and it just keeps coming. No. That’s good. He’s very very very good Dr. Tobenick. Yes. [laughter] It’s wonderful. You have to be careful not to tire yourself out trying all these new things, so take it easy. Yeah, that’s great. Congratulations. Yeah, that’s great. Very good. You’re going to get the another treatment today. Yeah, good. Yeah, so that’ll be number four for us, so that’ll would great. All right. So lovely to meet you. Have a lovely day. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. We’ll see you soon. Bye. Okay. See you. Bye.
Talk to dopamine. All right. Perfect. I I like you. Thank you. [laughter] Yes.
Okay, are you feeling something happening? Lots of things. What else? Lots of things. Lots of things. Clearer. Clearer. Clearer. [clears throat] Good. My hand Yeah.
is gone. It’s gone.
My speech better. Better. [snorts] Clearer. Clearer. Clearer. My right hand’s gone. My speech is better. Better. [laughter] Hey. Was the effect today more profound than last time? More profound. Yes. Yes. Week before was good, but today was Don’t know what what something going on. Yeah. My I don’t know. Voice is coming back. Great. Yes.
[laughter] Yes. Like that. You like that. Yes, I like that. No legs gone. No pain? Gone.
Does it feel different? My legs better. Better. Balancing?
Good.
Good? I Yes, I like it. Yes, I like it. Yes, good.
My legs the same the same. Hands speech good better.
Hey.
Welcome back. Yes. Uh you burden is Suzanne. Suzanne M….. 2.0. [laughter]
Thank you. You’re You’re welcome. Yeah. Thank you, doctor. Thank you. That’s good. That’s I think very very good. Thank you. Can you give a book? Yes, of course. [laughter] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
