Could a sleeping pill help stroke patients?In a new report, French researchers say a woman who took the insomnia drug Ambien recovered some of the speech abilities she had lost earlier after having suffered a stroke. When she stopped taking the drug, her speech problems returned.The woman’s recovery may be a fluke, but the scientists hope the drug could help some stroke patients. And an American neurologist says there’s a small chance the case could boost knowledge about the brain.
