Bilingual skills enhance stroke recovery, study finds

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Stroke patients are more likely to regain their cognitive functions if they speak more than one language, new research has found.

A study of 600 stroke victims found 40.5% who were multilingual had normal mental functions afterwards, compared to 19.6% who only speak one language.

The Edinburgh University study took into account smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and age.

It worked with the Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences in India.

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The study was conducted in Hyderabad because its multi-cultural nature means many languages are commonly spoken.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34879608
 
Oh Northerner - Je suis vraiment heureux à ce sujet, aussi Estoy muy contento de eso!!
 
Thank goodness for the Googlefish, or I wouldn't have a clue what either of you said! :D
 
Todo mi esfuerzo sirve para algo entonces. :D

If you're trilingual, do you recover more quickly than if you're 'just' bilingual? 🙄
 
Well, I dunno @Bloden - I only speak one actually, but it's Espanglais!
 
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