A developing movement in the administration of aphasia therapy is the utilization of computer-based treatments and mobile-based treatments, with limited amount of tentative writings that prove the benefits of a computer and mobile approach. As researchers implement treatments from the computer and through mobile devices, it is essential to promote research that would progress treatments in a pr...

Constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT) is an intensive therapy model based on the forced use of verbal oral language as the sole channel of communication, while any alternative communication mode such as writing, gesturing or pointing are prevented. Objectives This critical review involved the analysis of studies examining CIAT applied to stroke patients. Methods and Results Using keywor...

This study aims to determine the application of divergent semantic intervention method in motor transcortical aphasia clients after stroke, male gender aged 44 years at Cibabat Regional General Hospital. The research used is a case experiment which condition subject before and through therapy. Data collection was carried out WOTS stage, namely (1) interviews with client's parents, (2) direct ob...

There is an ongoing debate as to whether singing helps left-hemispheric stroke patients recover from non-fluent aphasia through stimulation of the right hemisphere. According to recent work, it may not be singing itself that aids speech production in non-fluent aphasic patients, but rhythm and lyric type. However, the long-term effects of melody and rhythm on speech recovery are largely unknown...

Using an adapted version of Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT), we treated an adolescent girl with a very large lefthemisphere lesion and severe nonfluent aphasia secondary to an ischemic stroke. At the time of her initial assessment 15 months after her stroke, she had reached a plateau in her recovery despite intense and long-term traditional speech-language therapy (approximately five times per...

Background People with language problems following stroke (aphasia) benefit from speech and therapy. Optimising therapy for aphasia recovery is a research priority. Objectives The objectives were to explore patterns predictors of communication recovery, optimum intervention provision, whether or not effectiveness varies by participant subgroup domain. Design This comprised systematic review, me...

Executive summary: Speech and Language Therapists work with people with aphasia following Stroke. For many clients aphasia is a life-long condition and an individual’s ability to adjust to this is very variable. Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has an integrated adult Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Service with 3.6 WTE therapists allocated to the Community Long-Term Conditions Team which ser...

In principle, aphasia is a disability to use language. No wonder therefore, that most aphasiologists both in research and in therapy tend to focus mainly on linguistic function. The most prominent symptom of aphasia usually is a deficiency of speech, and many laymen believe that speech exercises should be the therapy of choice, which is not always correct. However, to those suffering from aphas...

Introduction: In this study, we reported the reliability and validity of Bedside version of Persian WAB (P-WAB-1) adapted from Western Aphasia Battery (WAB-R)1,2. P-WAB-1 is a clinical linguistic measuring tool to determine severity and type of aphasia in brain damaged patients based on Aphasia Quotient (AQ) as a functional measure. For the purposes of a quick clinical screening of aphasia in...

Background: Aphasia is a common outcome of Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) in which clinical interventions have limited effectiveness. Some evidence suggests that noninvasive stimulation of the brain can have beneficial effects in the treatment of CVA induced aphasia. In patients with motor aphasia, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is used to facilitate long-term improvement i...