![Elisha Blankson, Speech-Language Pathologist](/fatd/images/avatar.png)
Elisha Blankson
Speech-Language Pathologist
200 MEREDITH DR DURHAM NC, 27713About
Dr. Elisha Blankson is a speech language pathologist practicing in DURHAM, NC. Dr. Blankson specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Blankson evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Blankson helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
Provider Details
Elisha Blankson's Practice location
Elisha Blankson's reviews
Write ReviewRecommended Articles
- 5 Possible Causes of Multiple Sclerosis
MS is the result of an abnormal response of the body’s immune system. This response results in an attack on the central nervous system - the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve. The immune system attacks the protective coating around the nerve fibers - myelin - creating scar tissue on and around...
- Late Talkers May Not Have Issues When They Become Teenagers
Children who are Late Talkers may have problems with behavior and emotional development as toddlers, but this may not persist into their teenage years, according to a study published in the journal, Pediatrics. In this study, the researchers followed 2,800 children from birth up until they were...
- Is There a Cure for Autism?
It is natural to ask your doctor about the cure for any disease once you have been diagnosed with it. The same is true for those diagnosed with autism. Unfortunately, there is no cure for autism.Various behavioral adjustment methods and medications that manage autism’s core symptoms are available...
- Understanding Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
Most patients who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis usually fall under the category of having RRMS. In most patients, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in the course of the disease changes after several decades and usually becomes worse, and the patient’s diagnosis is likely to progress...
- What Is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Muscular dystrophies are a group of diseases that make the muscles of the body weaker over a period of time. The muscles become less flexible in this condition. Out of the nine types of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is one of the most common.The main characteristics of this medical...
- What Is Tay-Sachs Disease?
IntroductionTay-Sachs disease is a genetic disorder that affects the brain's nerve cells. Individuals who have this disorder lacks a type of protein that is needed to break down fatty substances in the brain. Without this protein, fatty substances accumulate in the brain to toxic levels, which...
Nearby Providers
- Ms. Brooke L Greene SLP3013 IDLEWOOD VILLAGE DR RALEIGH NC 27610
- Mrs. Sheila J Summer MS,CCCSLP319 CHAPANOKE RD RALEIGH NC 27603
- Mrs. Kelly Lynn Gordon SLP40 DUKE MEDICINE CIR DURHAM NC 27710
- Kathryn Camilleri2626 GLENWOOD AVE RALEIGH NC 27608
- Katherine Harkins MS, CF-SLP103 FREHOLD CT CARY NC 27519
- Ms. Lucia Ingrid Mendez M.S. CCC-SLP208 GINGERGATE DR CARY NC 27519
Nearest Hospitals
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl
101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514