Background Depression is the most frequent psychiatric condition after stroke and is
associated with negative health outcomes. We aim to undertake a systematic review and …

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 …

Introduction: A decrease in ischemic stroke (IS) incidence has been observed in high
income countries during the last decades. Whether this has influenced the occurrence of …

The loss and recovery of language functions are still incompletely understood. This
longitudinal functional MRI study investigated the neural mechanisms underlying language …

Background Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and aphasia among
survivors is common. Current speech and language therapy (SLT) strategies have only …

Introduction: Aphasia is a debilitating language disorder and even mild forms of aphasia can
negatively affect functional outcomes, mood, quality of life, social participation, and the …

Background There is increased focus on supporting people with chronic conditions to live
well via person-centred, integrated care. There is a growing body of qualitative literature …

Acoustic and phonemic processing are understudied in aphasia, a language disorder that
can affect different levels and modalities of language processing. For successful speech …

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

Background and purpose Accurate aphasia diagnosis is important in stroke care. A wide
range of language tests are available and include informal assessments, tests developed by …