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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Aphasia -- Treatment"”.
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PREDICTORS OF APHASIA TREATMENT OUTCOME
<p> <bold>Purpose:</bold> Treatment for aphasia, a communication disorder resulting from damage to speech and language areas of the brain, has often been guided by clinical intuition and pragmatism. This manuscript aimed to identify predictors of effective aphasia treatment that could better …
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A collaborative approach for treating conversational narratives: An aphasia treatment case study
… an individual with moderately-severe, chronic aphasia, Mr. Lee, and a clinician partner. This study merges lines of research from the social-learning-based barrier game intervention (Hengst 2003, 2008; Hengst, Duff, & Dettmer, 2010) and research characterizing conversational narrative use by …
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Socialinio modelio taikymas afazijai įveikti /
… discusses application of a social model in aphasia treatment. The paper analyses social model methods and means used by Lithuanian speech and language therapists while providing aphasia treatment in health service institutions. The study presents results of the research including …
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Stress, Depression, Quality of Life, and Language Recovery in Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT)
Traditional aphasia treatment approaches focus initially on restoration of language, but quickly move to use of alternative modes of communication when progress is slow. Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT), a more intensive form of treatment, is based on the concept of frequent, long sessions …
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Treatment fidelity in the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) randomised controlled trial: An exploration of treatment for aphasia
Background Aphasia is a neurological condition that affects the expression and/or comprehension of language and can have considerable impact on a person’s quality of life. Treatment for aphasia from speech language pathologists is effective. However, more information is needed on the nature of …
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Efficacy of computer-based voice output communicaton intervention in persons with chronic severe aphasia
… individuals with either global or severe Broca's aphasia. Additionally, this study collected data on the social validity of CBVOCS intervention from participants and other stakeholders. Specifically, nine individuals with severe Broca's or global aphasia (six females and three males) and a male …
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The effect of phonological and semantic cues on word retrieval in adults
<p>Word retrieval difficulties can affect individuals who have had strokes or head trauma (Goodglass & Wingfield, 1997) and to a lesser extent, typically aging adults. This can affect an individual's ability to name pictures accurately and quickly. Cues are used to help individuals with word …
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Effects of Semantic + Multimodal Communication Program for Switching Behavior in Severe Aphasia
Treatment for severe aphasia includes teaching alternative modalities to improve communicative effectiveness by circumventing deficits in verbal expression. Traditionally, alternative communication modalities are trained separately to augment or replace verbal output. However, adults with aphasia …