Abigail Jean Brown
Speech-Language Pathologist
601 S CENTER AVE MERRILL WI, 54452About
Dr. Abigail Brown is a speech language pathologist practicing in MERRILL, WI. Dr. Brown specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Brown 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. Brown 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.
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