Right Hemisphere Stroke “Hidden Diagnosis” - Documentary Screening & Discussion

Event sponsored by:

Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS)
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Department of Neurology

Contact:

Erika Juhlin

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Speaker:

Jamila Minga, Ph.D. (Duke University) and Michael Pearce (NCCU)
An in-person documentary screening about right hemisphere disorder (RHD) entitled, "RHD Hidden Diagnosis". This 29-minute film explores the impact of right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) on stroke survivors and their loved ones. It chronicles the struggles and triumphs of survivors and follows a group of NCCU speech-language pathology graduate students as they navigate the Covid Pandemic and learn to lead an online RHD stroke survivor communication treatment group. Following the documentary will be a Q&A session with researcher and clinician Dr. Jamila Minga (Duke), and the director Michael Pearce (NCCU).