Treatment of aphasia.
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چکیده
Approximately 1 million people have aphasia in the United States today, yet with properly targeted therapy in selected patients effective communication can be restored. Current approaches to treatment of aphasia include psycholinguistic theory-driven therapy, cognitive neurorehabilitation, computer-aided techniques, psychosocial management, and (still on an experimental basis) pharmacotherapy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of neurology
دوره 55 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998