Researchers have sought to understand how language is processed in the brain, how brain
damage affects language abilities, and what can be expected during the recovery period …

Purpose This systematic review summarizes evidence for intensity of treatment and
constraint-induced language therapy (CILT) on measures of language impairment and …

Background and Purpose—Previous studies have suggested that patients' potential for
poststroke language recovery is related to lesion size; however, lesion location may also be …

Spontaneous behavioral recovery is usually limited after stroke, making stroke a leading
source of disability. A number of therapies in development aim to improve patient outcomes …

Purpose: Previous reports have suggested that noninvasive cortical stimulation could
influence speech production in patients with chronic stroke. Here, we evaluated the …

The ability to comprehend and produce speech after stroke depends on whether the areas
of the brain that support language have been damaged. Here, we review two different ways …

The reorganization of the adult central nervous system after damage is a relatively new area
of investigation. Neuroimaging methods, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging …

Efectividad de la rehabilitación neuropsicológica en el daño cerebral adquirido (I): atención,
velocidad de procesamiento, Page 1 687 www.neurologia.com Rev Neurol 2010; 51 (11) …

Background Constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT) has been widely used in post-stroke
aphasia rehabilitation. An increasing number of clinical controlled trials have investigated …

Constraint-induced (CI) therapy is a term given to a family of efficacious neurorehabilitation
treatments including to date: upper extremity CI movement therapy, lower extremity CI …