Reviewing the quality of discourse information measures in aphasia

M Pritchard, K Hilari, N Cocks… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Discourse is fundamental to everyday communication, and is an increasing
focus of clinical assessment, intervention and research. Aphasia can affect the information a …

A review of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment: Theory, methods, results, and clinical implications

LA Edmonds - Topics in Language Disorders, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract This article examines Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST), a relatively
new treatment approach for anomia in people with aphasia. The VNeST protocol aims to …

Demystifying the complexity of aphasia treatment: application of the rehabilitation treatment specification systemx

J Fridriksson, A Basilakos, M Boyle, LR Cherney… - Archives of physical …, 2022 - Elsevier
A considerable body of research supports the use of behavioral communication treatment as
the standard of care for aphasia. In spite of robust progress in clinical aphasiology, many …

Delivering word retrieval therapies for people with aphasia in a virtual communication environment

J Marshall, N Devane, L Edmonds, R Talbot… - Aphasiology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Delivering therapy remotely, via digital technology, can enhance provision for
people with aphasia. EVA Park is a multi-user virtual island that can be used for such …

Design fluency subsequent to onset of aphasia: a distinct pattern of executive function difficulties?

LL Murray - Aphasiology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Executive function problems commonly co-occur with aphasia and influence
language and communication performance as well as aphasia treatment outcomes and …

A systematically conducted scoping review of the evidence and fidelity of treatments for verb deficits in aphasia: Verb-in-isolation treatments

J Hickin, M Cruice, L Dipper - American journal of speech-language …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Aphasia research demonstrates increasing interest in the treatment of verb retrieval
deficits. This systematically conducted scoping review reports on the level and fidelity of the …

Strengthening the semantic verb network in multilingual people with aphasia: Within-and cross-language treatment effects

A Lerman, M Goral, LA Edmonds… - … : Language and Cognition, 2022 - cambridge.org
In multilingual people, semantic knowledge is predominantly shared across languages.
Providing semantic-focused treatment to people with aphasia has been posited to …

A feasibility study of a novel computer-based treatment for sentence production deficits in aphasia, delivered by a combination of clinician-led and self-managed …

J Hickin, M Cruice, L Dipper - Aphasiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is increasing evidence that face-to-face treatments for verb and sentence
production deficits in aphasia can be effective. However, very few studies have investigated …

Targeted neurorehabilitation strategies in post-stroke aphasia

P Shah-Basak, O Boukrina, XR Li… - Restorative …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Background: Aphasia is a debilitating language impairment, affecting millions of people
worldwide. About 40% of stroke survivors develop chronic aphasia, resulting in life-long …

A systematically conducted scoping review of the evidence and fidelity of treatments for verb and sentence deficits in aphasia: Sentence treatments

J Hickin, M Cruice, L Dipper - American Journal of Speech-Language …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: This review article synthesizes and evaluates the evidence for sentence
production treatments in aphasia, systematically charting impairment-based and functional …