A systematic review of Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes–who takes part, what is measured, what are the outcomes?

K Monnelly, J Marshall, L Dipper… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study synthesizes participant and outcome data from peer-reviewed Intensive
Comprehensive Aphasia Programme (ICAP) studies. Methods A systematic review was …

Therapies and challenges in the post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation arena: current and future prospects

AM Georgiou, M Kambanaros - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aphasia is a serious consequence of stroke that results in a breakdown in communication.
The course of aphasia recovery differs between afflicted individuals, and responsiveness to …

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 …

Efficacy of a multicomponent singing intervention on communication and psychosocial functioning in chronic aphasia: a randomized controlled crossover trial

ST Siponkoski, A Pitkäniemi, S Laitinen… - Brain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The ability to produce words through singing can be preserved in severe aphasia, but the
benefits of group-based singing rehabilitation in aphasia are largely unknown. Our aim was …

Multilevel factors predict treatment response following semantic feature-based intervention in bilingual aphasia

M Scimeca, C Peñaloza, S Kiran - Bilingualism: Language and …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Semantic feature-based treatments (SFTs) are effective rehabilitation strategies for word
retrieval deficits in bilinguals with aphasia (BWA). However, few studies have prospectively …

Regional brain aging: premature aging of the domain general system predicts aphasia severity

N Busby, S Newman-Norlund, S Sayers… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Premature brain aging is associated with poorer cognitive reserve and lower resilience to
injury. When there are focal brain lesions, brain regions may age at different rates within the …

Adaptation of the Aphasia Impact Questionnaire-21 into Greek: a reliability and validity study

M Charalambous, P Phylactou, A Kountouri… - Clinical and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impact of aphasia on the everyday life of Greek-speaking people with aphasia (PWA) is
often underestimated by rehabilitation clinicians. This study explores the adaptation and …

Combining executive function training and anomia therapy in chronic post-stroke aphasia: A preliminary study of multidimensional effects

M Bontemps, M Servières-Bordes… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The influential relationship between executive functioning and aphasia
rehabilitation outcomes has been addressed in a number of studies, but few have studied …

A Meta-Analysis of Anomia Treatment in Bilingual Aphasia: Within-and Cross-Language Generalization and Predictors of the Treatment Outcomes

S Lee, Y Faroqi-Shah - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: The present meta-analysis investigated the efficacy of anomia treatment in
bilingual and multilingual persons with aphasia (BPWAs) by assessing the magnitudes of six …

Pharmacotherapy for post-stroke aphasia: what are the options?

ML Berthier, G Dávila - Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Aphasia is a common, long-lasting aftermath of stroke lesions. There is an
increased integration of pharmacotherapy as an adjunctive strategy to speech and language …