Predicting outcomes of language rehabilitation: Prognostic factors for immediate and long-term outcomes after aphasia therapy

S Kristinsson, A Basilakos, DB Den Ouden… - Journal of Speech …, 2023 - ASHA
Background: Aphasia therapy is an effective approach to improve language function in
chronic aphasia. However, it remains unclear what prognostic factors facilitate therapy …

Differential capacity of left and right hemispheric areas for compensation of poststroke aphasia

WD Heiss, J Kessler, A Thiel… - Annals of Neurology …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
As previous functional neuroimaging studies could not settle the controversy regarding the
contribution of dominant and subdominant hemisphere to recovery from poststroke aphasia …

[HTML][HTML] Intensive language training enhances brain plasticity in chronic aphasia

M Meinzer, T Elbert, C Wienbruch, D Djundja, G Barthel… - BMC biology, 2004 - Springer
Background Focal clusters of slow wave activity in the delta frequency range (1–4 Hz), as
measured by magnetencephalography (MEG), are usually located in the vicinity of structural …

Assessment and treatment of short‐term and working memory impairments in stroke aphasia: a practical tutorial

C Salis, H Kelly, C Code - International Journal of Language & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Aphasia following stroke refers to impairments that affect the comprehension
and expression of spoken and/or written language, and co‐occurring cognitive deficits are …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of poststroke aphasia recovery

M Ali, K VandenBerg, LJ Williams, LR Williams, M Abo… - Stroke, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose: The factors associated with recovery of language domains after
stroke remain uncertain. We described recovery of overall-language-ability, auditory …

[HTML][HTML] Changes of right-hemispheric activation after constraint-induced, intensive language action therapy in chronic aphasia: fMRI evidence from auditory semantic …

B Mohr, S Difrancesco, K Harrington… - Frontiers in Human …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The role of the two hemispheres in the neurorehabilitation of language is still under dispute.
This study explored the changes in language-evoked brain activation over a 2-week …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of post-stroke and neurodegenerative aphasia: parallels, differences, and lessons learned

C Norise, RH Hamilton - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Numerous studies over the span of more than a decade have shown that non-invasive brain
stimulation (NIBS) techniques, namely transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and …

The role of music therapy in rehabilitation: improving aphasia and beyond

S Leonardi, A Cacciola, R De Luca… - International Journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Music is part of the human nature, and it is also philogenically relevant to language
evolution. Language and music are bound together in the enhancement of important social …

Neuroimaging and recovery of language in aphasia

CK Thompson, DB den Ouden - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2008 - Springer
The use of functional neuroimaging techniques has advanced what is known about the
neural mechanisms used to support language processing in aphasia resulting from brain …

[HTML][HTML] Brain regions essential for improved lexical access in an aged aphasic patient: a case report

M Meinzer, T Flaisch, J Obleser, R Assadollahi… - BMC neurology, 2006 - Springer
Background The relationship between functional recovery after brain injury and concomitant
neuroplastic changes is emphasized in recent research. In the present study we aimed to …