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Crossed Aphasia in a Patient with Anaplastic Astrocytoma of the Non-Dominant Hemisphere [PDF]
, 2017 Aphasia describes a spectrum of speech impairments due to damage in the language centers of the brain. Insult to the inferior frontal gyrus of the dominant cerebral hemisphere results in Broca\u27s aphasia - the inability to produce fluent speech.
Anand, Neil +3 more
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Primary progressive aphasia: a clinical approach
Journal of Neurology, 2018 The primary progressive aphasias are a heterogeneous group of focal ‘language-led’ dementias that pose substantial challenges for diagnosis and management.
C. Marshall +13 more
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Triangulation of language-cognitive impairments, naming errors and their neural bases post-stroke
NeuroImage: Clinical, 2018 In order to gain a better understanding of aphasia one must consider the complex combinations of language impairments along with the pattern of paraphasias. Despite the fact that both deficits and paraphasias feature in diagnostic criteria, most research
Ajay D. Halai +2 more
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Brain plasticity in aphasic patients: Intra- and inter-hemispheric reorganisation of the whole linguistic network probed by N150 and N350 components [PDF]
, 2015 The present study examined linguistic plastic reorganization of language through Evoked Potentials in a group of 17 non-fluent aphasic patients who had suffered left perisylvian focal lesions, and showed a good linguistic recovery.
Angrilli, Alessandro, Spironelli, Chiara
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Technology-based rehabilitation to improve communication after acquired brain injury [PDF]
, 2017 The utilization of technology has allowed for several advances in aphasia rehabilitation for individuals with acquired brain injury. Thirty-one previous studies that provide technology-based language or language and cognitive rehabilitation are examined ...
Des Roches, Carrie A., Kiran, Swathi
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Cerebellar neuromodulation improves naming in post-stroke aphasia
Brain Communications, 2020 Transcranial direct current stimulation has been shown to increase the efficiency of language therapy in chronic aphasia; however, to date, an optimal stimulation site has not been identified.
R. Sebastian +6 more
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Why do people lose their friends after a stroke? [PDF]
, 2011 Background: It is well-known that people lose friends after a stroke; what is less well understood is why this occurs. Aims: This study explored why people lose contact with their friends, and whether there are any protective factors. It also examined
Angeleri +32 more
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 Donepezil (DP), a cognitive-enhancing drug targeting the cholinergic system, combined with massed sentence repetition training augmented and speeded up recovery of speech production deficits in patients with chronic conduction aphasia and extensive left ...
Marcelo L. Berthier +15 more
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TelePriming sentence production in aphasia
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023 BackgroundThe application of videoconferencing to the assessment and treatment of aphasia has been rapidly increasing; however, there is a need to develop treatments targeting sentence production in persons with aphasia (PWA) that can be delivered ...
Jiyeon Lee +3 more
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Adjunctive Approaches to Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Review on Efficacy and Safety
Brain Sciences, 2021 Aphasia is one of the most socially disabling post-stroke deficits. Although traditional therapies have been shown to induce adequate clinical improvement, aphasic symptoms often persist. Therefore, unconventional rehabilitation techniques which act as a
Chiara Picano +3 more
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