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 …

Abstract Language impairment, or aphasia, is a disabling symptom that affects at least one
third of individuals after stroke. Some affected individuals will spontaneously recover partial …

Most individuals who experience aphasia after a stroke recover to some extent, with the
majority of gains taking place in the first year. The nature and time course of this recovery …

Aphasia, impairment of language after stroke or other neurological insult, is a common and
often devastating condition that affects nearly every social activity and interaction …

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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review We now know that speech and language therapy (SALT) is
effective in the rehabilitation of aphasia; however, there remains much individual variability …

Theories expounding the neural relationship between speech and singing range from
sharing neural circuitry, to relying on opposite hemispheres. Yet, hodological studies …

We performed a retrospective, case-control study in consecutive ischemic stroke patients
admitted to our stroke rehabilitation unit. Patients were matched for severity of neurological …

Background: Since design and publication of the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB),
increasing use to assess patients with aphasia in a clinical and research setting in stroke …

Communication in humans activates almost every part of the brain. Of course, the use of
language predominates, but other cognitive functions such as attention, memory, emotion …