When people talk, they gesture. Gesture is a fundamental component of language that
contributes meaningful and unique information to a spoken message and reflects the …

Aphasia is one of the most common clinical features of functional impairment after a stroke.
Approximately 21–40% of stroke patients sustain permanent aphasia, which progressively …

Background While meta-analyses confirm treatment for chronic post-stroke aphasia is
effective, a lack of comparative evidence for different interventions limits prescription …

Purpose Aphasia is a debilitating chronic acquired language disorder that impacts heavily
on a person's life. Behavioural treatments aim to remediate language processing skills or to …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) shows promise in improving speech
production in post-stroke aphasia. Limited evidence suggests pairing rTMS with speech …

Purpose To investigate the effectiveness of non-drug interventions for people with aphasia
in the prevention and/or treatment of anxiety post-stroke as either a primary or secondary …

Objectives This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of constraint-induced
aphasia therapy (CIAT) for aphasic patients reported by randomized controlled trials …

Background Recent reviews conclude that aphasia intervention is effective. However,
replication and implementation require detailed reporting of intervention is and a …

Purpose Multimodal therapy is a frequent term in aphasia literature, but it has no agreed
upon definition. Phrases such as “multimodal therapy” and “multimodal treatment” are …

Background Speakers with aphasia gesture, but the extent to which these gestures improve
their communication success is unclear. Aim The primary aim is to assess if gesture …