Neurologist Weighs in on Fetterman’s Cognitive Health After Watching Debate
A neurologist is sharing her thoughts on Pennsylvania Democratic senatorial candidate John Fetterman‘s cognitive health following what some are calling a rough debate performance. Dr. Huma Sheikh, a neurologist…
A neurologist is sharing her thoughts on Pennsylvania Democratic senatorial candidate John Fetterman‘s cognitive health following what some are calling a rough debate performance.
Dr. Huma Sheikh, a neurologist specializing in migraines and strokes, spoke with NewsNation host Chris Cuomo about the debate.
“From watching the debate, I do think he has a type of aphasia, specifically a Broca’s aphasia, which essentially means there’s been some type of insult or damage to the part of the brain where language is produced but also language is understood,” Sheikh said.
She suggested Fetterman’s major issue is his “production of language.”
Sheikh argued, while answering questions during the debate, Fetterman repeated himself a lot.
She continued, “It’s hard to tell from this how much his comprehension is impaired, because that requires different testing.”
The neurologist went on to say she believed “there was a lot of difficulty with being quick on his feet.”
When asked if a person could recover from this, Sheikh replied, “Essentially what we know is that in the first three to six months is where you see the most improvement.”
She explained, “There can be some improvement over the next year, but I think he’s about six months out now; this happened in May. So I think if he was doing therapy right after his stroke, this is probably where he has improved to the most.”