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This stick-on patch could keep tabs on stroke patients at home

Motion sensors track speech and swallowing patterns

man with sensors on neck

THROAT MOTION These Band-Aid‒like throat sensors can monitor the recovery of stroke survivors long after they leave the hospital.

Elliott Abel/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

AUSTIN, Texas — Stretchy sensors that stick to the throat could track the long-term recovery of stroke survivors.