Language therapy of aphasic patients.

The effects of intensive language therapy in aphasic patients

the effects of intensive language therapy in aphasic patients

background & purpose: a stroke occurs when blood flow to a region of the brain is interrupted by the blockage or rupturing of a blood vessel or artery. the most prevalent cause of aphasia is stroke. a brain damage that can effect on receptive & expressive language skills is aphasia. intensive language therapy is the most effective means of treating aphasia. the ciat is one of the novel intensiv...

The Therapeutic Effect of Neurologic Music Therapy and Speech Language Therapy in Post-Stroke Aphasic Patients

OBJECTIVE To investigate the therapeutic effect of neurologic music therapy (NMT) and speech language therapy (SLT) through improvement of the aphasia quotient (AQ) in post-stroke aphasic patients. METHODS Twenty-one post-stroke, nonfluent aphasia patients who had ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke on radiologic evaluation were divided into the NMT and SLT groups. They received NMT and SLT for 1 mon...

Pattern of Language Impairment in Aphasic Patients Applying the P-DAB-1 Test

Background and purpose: The Persian Diagnostic Aphasia Battery (P-DAB-1) is one of the tests available for screening and determining the severity of aphasia. The test classifies the patients in seven major diagnostic classes based on the extent of the impairment in different linguistic modalities. The present study aimed to describe the pattern of linguistic impairment in four aphasic patients ...

Selection of aphasic stroke patients for intensive speech therapy.

Selection criteria for intensive speech therapy and the number of patients fulfilling these were investigated in 441 acute strokes coming from a Health District population during one year. Five patients from a total of 71 referred with speech and/or language difficulties were considered suitable for intensive speech therapy at 4 weeks after stroke. Although such therapy was not actually given, ...