Attention control comparisons with SLT for people with aphasia following stroke: methodological concerns raised following a systematic review [PDF]
Objective: Attention control comparisons in trials of stroke rehabilitation require care to minimize the risk of comparison choice bias. We compared the similarities and differences in SLT and social support control interventions for people with aphasia.
Brady, Marian C. +5 more
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Costs involved in using a cochlear implant in South Africa
Cochlear implantation is an expensive but effective lifelong intervention for individuals with a severe-to-profound hearing loss. The primary aim of this study was to survey the short- and long-term costs of cochlear implantation.
Gillian Robyn Kerr +2 more
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Lee Silverman voice treatment versus standard NHS speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson's disease (PD COMM pilot):study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Parkinson’s disease is a common movement disorder affecting approximately 127,000 people in the UK, with an estimated two thirds having speech-related problems.
Brady, Marian C +13 more
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Recent studies involving guinea pigs have shown that noise can damage the synapses between the inner hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons, even with normal hearing thresholds—which makes it important to investigate this kind of impairment in humans ...
Alessandra Giannella Samelli +5 more
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The Persistence of language Disorders in a Group of Disadvantaged Grade 3 Learners
A strong correlation between early language impairment and academic failure has been suggested by past research. This follow-up cohort study of 25 monolingual, disadvantaged grade 3 learners investigated whether the language impairments diagnosed in ...
Daleen Klop, Seppo K. Tuomi
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Oral diadochokinetic rates for real words and non-words in Greek-speaking children
This study examined the performance of Greek monolingual typically developing (TD) children on diadochokinetic (DDK) rates in real words and non-words and attempted to establish normative data for Greek.
Tafiadis Dionysios +4 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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Telepractice with Preschool Children: Speech-language Pathologists’ Perspectives in Turkey
The purpose of this research was to investigate speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs) perspectives, attitudes, and experiences of using telepractice for preschoolers in Turkey.
Merve Dilbaz Gürsoy +2 more
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Analyzing the efficacy of improvisational music therapy as a treatment method for children with ASD [PDF]
The field of CSD relies on evidence-based practice or the notion that all therapy and evaluation procedures are determined by clinical opinion or reliable research.
Hall, Abigail
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Speech-language therapists (SLTs) in South Africa are increasingly considering alternative models of service delivery to children at risk for language and literacy development delays. A transprofessional model of collaboration allows SLTs and teachers to
Helena Oosthuizen +2 more
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