OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate behavioural therapy as a treatment for low mood in people with aphasia. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial comparing behavioural therapy plus usual care with a usual care control. Potential participants with aphasia after stroke were screened for the presence of low mood. Those who met the criteria and gave consent were randomly allocated. SETTING Partici...

background & aim: using pharmaceutical agents in treatment of aphasia has caught the attention of many neurologists and neuroscientists. this short review study has sought the role of pharmacotherapy in treatment of aphasia, a linguistic impairment after acquired brain lesions. the pharmacological principles and mechanisms related to the effects of drugs used in aphasia rehabilitation are point...

introduction: aphasia is a common manifestation of stroke and evaluation of relationships of aphasia and brain topography could lead to better understanding of cognitive neurophysiology. methods: 100 stroke patients with aphasia admitted in valie-asr hospital, khorasan since april 2003 were enrolled in this prospective cross-sectional study. diagnosis of stroke and aphasia was made by a neurolo...

We report a 12-week outcome study in which nine persons with long-term chronic aphasia received individual and group speech-language teletherapy services, and also used on-line language exercises to practice from home between therapy sessions. Participants were assessed at study initiation and completion using the Western Aphasia Battery, a portion of the Communicative Effectiveness Index, ASHA...

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive tool that induces neuromodulation in the brain. Several studies have shown rTMS improves language recovery patients with post-stroke aphasia. This systematic review summarizes role of aphasia rehabilitation. We searched MEDLINE via PubMed and Scopus on 30October, 2020, for English articles (1996–2020). Eligible involved rehab...

Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) involves involves patients with nonfluent aphasia intoning (singing) melodic phrases while tapping syllables. Thus, MIT incorporates the musical components of both pitch and rhythm. This critical review explores the relative contribution of the rhythmic and pitch components of MIT to determine if both components are required for success. To explore this question...

The aim of this study was to investigate the time window, duration and intensity of optimal speech and language therapy applied to aphasic patients with subacute stroke in our hospital. The study consisted of 33 patients being hospitalized for stroke rehabilitation in our hospital with first stroke but without previous history of speech and language therapy. Sixteen sessions of impairment-based...