Background Post-stroke aphasia might improve over many years with speech and language
therapy; however speech and language therapy is often less readily available beyond a few …

Background Aphasia affects the ability to speak, comprehend spoken language, read and
write. One third of stroke survivors experience aphasia. Evidence suggests that aphasia can …

Background Treatment guidelines for aphasia recommend intensive speech and language
therapy for chronic (≥ 6 months) aphasia after stroke, but large-scale, class 1 randomised …

Introduction One third of patients with acute stroke have aphasia. The majority receive
speech and language therapy. There is evidence for a beneficial effect of speech and …

Background Speech and language therapy (SLT) for aphasia can be difficult to access in the
later stages of stroke recovery, despite evidence of continued improvement with sufficient …

Background Effectiveness of early intensive aphasia rehabilitation after stroke is unknown.
The Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech trial (VERSE) aimed to determine whether …

Background: Post-stroke aphasia is a chronic condition that impacts people's daily
functioning and communication for many years after a stroke. Even though these individuals …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of conducting
a randomized controlled trial to study the effectiveness of self-managed computer treatment …

Background: Aphasia affects one third of acute stroke patients. There is a considerable
spontaneous recovery in aphasia, but impaired communication ability remains a great …

Aphasia, impairment of language after stroke or other neurological insult, is a common and
often devastating condition that affects nearly every social activity and interaction …