Purpose—The aim of this guideline is to provide a synopsis of best clinical practices in the
rehabilitative care of adults recovering from stroke. Methods—Writing group members were …

Abstract Purpose of Review Despite current rehabilitative strategies, stroke remains a
leading cause of disability in the USA. There is a window of enhanced neuroplasticity early …

Background Aphasia is an acquired language impairment following brain damage that
affects some or all language modalities: expression and understanding of speech, reading …

Background Effectiveness of early intensive aphasia rehabilitation after stroke is unknown.
The Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech trial (VERSE) aimed to determine whether …

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 …

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 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 …

Background Aphasia and dysarthria have major implications for activities of daily living and
social participation following stroke. Few studies describe recovery in the acute stroke …

Background and Purpose: Optimizing speech and language therapy (SLT) regimens for
maximal aphasia recovery is a clinical research priority. We examined associations between …

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 …