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Triangulation of language-cognitive impairments, naming errors and their neural bases post-stroke
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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Speech and language therapy for aphasia following stroke [PDF]
Background Aphasia is an acquired language impairment following brain damage that affects some or all language modalities: expression and understanding of speech, reading, and writing.
Albert+306 more
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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
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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Diagnosing and managing post-stroke aphasia
Introduction: Aphasia is a debilitating language disorder and even mild forms of aphasia can negatively affect functional outcomes, mood, quality of life, social participation, and the ability to return to work.
Shannon M. Sheppard, R. Sebastian
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Adjunctive Approaches to Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Review on Efficacy and Safety
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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What can co-speech gestures in aphasia tell us about the relationship between language and gesture?: A single case study of a participant with Conduction Aphasia [PDF]
Cross-linguistic evidence suggests that language typology influences how people gesture when using ‘manner-of-motion’ verbs (Kita 2000; Kita & Özyürek 2003) and that this is due to ‘online’ lexical and syntactic choices made at the time of speaking (Kita,
Cocks, N.+3 more
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The history of written language disorders: reexamining Pitres’ case (1884) of pure agraphia [PDF]
The first clinical description of pure agraphia was reported by the French neurologist Pitres in 1884. Pitres used the case study evidence to argue for modality-specific memory representations and the localization of writing.
Aimard+66 more
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Intellectual disability (ID) compromises intellectual and adaptive functioning. People with an ID show difficulty with procedural skills, with loss of autonomy in daily life.
Alberto Giachero+7 more
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