Background. Intensive aphasia therapy can improve language functions in chronic aphasia
over a short therapy interval of 2–4 weeks. For one intensive method, intensive language …

Neuromodulation technologies, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), are
promising tools for neurorehabilitation, aphasia therapy included, but not yet in common …

We examined the outcome of a 1-month intensive treatment block for people with chronic
aphasia. The selected participants were eight chronically impaired people (mean months …

Background: Recent research suggests the effectiveness of short‐term highly intensive
treatment approaches in the chronic stage of aphasia. However, the effective elements of …

Background: Brain research has documented that the cortical mechanisms for language and
action are tightly interwoven and, concurrently, new approaches to language therapy in …

Purpose Intensive language action therapy (ILAT) can be effective in overcoming learned
nonuse in chronic aphasia. It is suggested that all three guiding principles (constraint …

Objective Recent evidence has fuelled the debate on the role of massed practice in the
rehabilitation of chronic post-stroke aphasia. Here, we further determined the optimal daily …

Introduction: Depressive symptoms are a major drawback of aphasia, negatively impacting
on functional outcomes. In a previous study, Intensive Language-Action Therapy (ILAT) was …

Intensity has been identified as an important determinant of treatment effectiveness in
aphasia, especially in the chronic phase. Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program (ICAP) …

Background: Intensive comprehensive aphasia programs (ICAPs) are gaining popularity in
the international aphasia rehabilitation community. ICAPs comprise at least three hours of …