Search Results - "Aphasiology"

Prevalence of aphasia and dysarthria among inpatient stroke survivors: describing the population, therapy provision and outcomes on discharge by Mitchell, Claire, Gittins, Matthew, Tyson, Sarah, Vail, Andy, Conroy, Paul, Paley, Lizz, Bowen, Audrey

“…Background: Stroke causes communication impairments but we lack the real-world population-level data needed to inform inpatient and community services. Aims:…”
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Establishing consensus on a definition of aphasia: an e-Delphi study of international aphasia researchers by Berg, Karianne, Isaksen, Jytte, Wallace, Sarah J., Cruice, Madeline, Simmons-Mackie, Nina, Worrall, Linda

“…Definitions reflect the current state of knowledge about a health condition. An agreed definition of aphasia is central to the progression of the science and…”
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The Western Aphasia Battery: a systematic review of research and clinical applications by Kertesz, Andrew

“…Background: Since design and publication of the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB), increasing use to assess patients with aphasia in a clinical and research…”
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Primary progressive apraxia of speech: from recognition to diagnosis and care by Duffy, Joseph R., Utianski, Rene L., Josephs, Keith A.

“…Apraxia of speech (AOS) can be caused by neurodegenerative disease and sometimes is its presenting sign (i.e., primary progressive apraxia of speech, PPAOS)…”
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AphasiaBank: Methods for studying discourse by MacWhinney, Brian, Fromm, Davida, Forbes, Margaret, Holland, Audrey

“…Background: AphasiaBank is a computerised database of interviews between persons with aphasia (PWAs) and clinicians. By February 2011 the database had grown to…”
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Modelling speech motor programming and apraxia of speech in the DIVA/GODIVA neurocomputational framework by Miller, Hilary E., Guenther, Frank H.

“…Background: The Directions Into Velocities of Articulators (DIVA) model and its partner, the Gradient Order DIVA (GODIVA) model, provide neurobiologically…”
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Operationalising treatment success in aphasia rehabilitation by Breitenstein, Caterina, Hilari, Katerina, Menahemi-Falkov, Maya, L. Rose, Miranda, Wallace, Sarah J., Brady, Marian C., Hillis, Argye E., Kiran, Swathi, Szaflarski, Jerzy P., Tippett, Donna C., Visch-Brink, Evy, Willmes, Klaus

“…Treatment success is the desired outcome in aphasia rehabilitation. However, to date, there is a lack of consensus on what defines a 'successful' result on a…”
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Measures of functional, real-world communication for aphasia: a critical review by Doedens, W. J., Meteyard, L.

“…Aims: The aim of this article is to identify which existing instrument of functional communication from the aphasia literature best fits with a theoretically…”
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Frequency in lexical processing by Baayen, R. Harald, Milin, Petar, Ramscar, Michael

“…Background: Frequency of occurrence is a strong predictor of lexical processing across modalities and experimental paradigms. However, frequency is part of a…”
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Best practice guidelines for reporting spoken discourse in aphasia and neurogenic communication disorders by Stark, Brielle C., Bryant, Lucy, Themistocleous, Charalambos, den Ouden, Dirk-Bart, Roberts, Angela C.

“…Spoken discourse is a fundamental form of communication, yet often disrupted in persons with aphasia and other neurogenic communication disorders. It follows…”
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Friendship matters: a research agenda for aphasia by Azios, Jamie H., Strong, Katie A., Archer, Brent, Douglas, Natalie F., Simmons-Mackie, Nina, Worrall, Linda

“…Background: Social isolation and loneliness are often present after aphasia and lead to negative health, social, and physical outcomes. Maintaining social…”
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Treatment for improving discourse in aphasia: a systematic review and synthesis of the evidence base by Dipper, Lucy, Marshall, Jane, Boyle, Mary, Botting, Nicola, Hersh, Deborah, Pritchard, Madeleine, Cruice, Madeline

“…Background: Improved discourse production is a priority for all key stakeholders in aphasia rehabilitation. A Cochrane review of randomised controlled trials…”
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Connected speech assessment in the early detection of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: a scoping review by Filiou, Renée-Pier, Bier, Nathalie, Slegers, Antoine, Houzé, Bérengère, Belchior, Patricia, Brambati, Simona M.

“…Background: Connected speech (CS) deterioration appears early in the progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). As such,…”
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Dysgraphic features in motor neuron disease: a review by Aiello, Edoardo Nicolò, Feroldi, Sarah, Preti, Alice Naomi, Zago, Stefano, Appollonio, Ildebrando Marco

“…Motor neuron disease (MND) patients can show oral language deficits mimicking those of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). Although dysgraphic features have…”
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Clinical use of linguistic discourse analysis for the assessment of language in aphasia by Bryant, Lucy, Spencer, Elizabeth, Ferguson, Alison

“…Background: Linguistic discourse analysis is an assessment method widely applied within aphasia research literature to examine impairments as they affect the…”
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Neural regions underlying object and action naming: complementary evidence from acute stroke and primary progressive aphasia by Breining, Bonnie L., Faria, Andreia V., Caffo, Brian, Meier, Erin L., Sheppard, Shannon M., Sebastian, Rajani, Tippett, Donna C., Hillis, Argye E.

“…Naming impairment is commonly noted in individuals with aphasia. However, object naming receives more attention than action naming. Furthermore, most studies…”
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Many ways of measuring: a scoping review of measurement instruments for use with people with aphasia by Wallace, Sarah J., Worrall, Linda, Le Dorze, Guylaine, Brandenburg, Caitlin, Foulkes, Jessica, Rose, Tanya A.

“…In clinical practice and in research, aphasia measurement instruments are used for many reasons: to screen and diagnose, to identify deficits and strengths,…”
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A concise patient reported outcome measure for people with aphasia: the aphasia impact questionnaire 21 by Swinburn, Kate, Best, Wendy, Beeke, Suzanne, Cruice, Madeline, Smith, Lesley, Pearce Willis, Eleanor, Ledingham, Kate, Sweeney, Joanna, McVicker, Sally Jane

“…Background: There are many validated and widely used assessments within aphasiology. Few, however, describe language and life with aphasia from the perspective…”
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Innovative technology-based interventions in aphasia rehabilitation: a systematic review by Repetto, Claudia, Paolillo, Maria Paola, Tuena, Cosimo, Bellinzona, Francesca, Riva, Giuseppe

“…In the last decades technologies have started to be integrated into language rehabilitation, but more recently many innovations have been included in the…”
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To what extent does attention underlie language in aphasia? by Villard, Sarah, Kiran, Swathi

“…Background: It is well established that persons with aphasia (PWA) exhibit impaired performance on assessments not only of language function but also of…”
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