Elvis key to stroke recovery

A MAN who woke up in hospital unable to speak after a stroke has found his voice again through singing Elvis Presley songs.

- By Filipa Gaspar

Paul Perkins, 68, was left with aphasia a language and communication disability that makes it difficult to speak, read, write or understand the written and spoken word.

But, as singing is controlled by a different part of the brain, it can be unaffected.