Aphasia, the loss or impairment of language caused by brain damage, is one of the most
devastating cognitive impairments of stroke. Aphasia is present in 21–38% of acute stroke …

Purpose In this article, the authors encapsulate discussions of the Language Work Group
that took place as part of the Workshop in Plasticity/NeuroRehabilitation Research at the …

Background: Impairments of word retrieval and production are a common and distressing
feature of aphasia, and much clinical time is devoted to attempts at their remediation. There …

Background: Brain research has documented that the cortical mechanisms for language and
action are tightly interwoven and, concurrently, new approaches to language therapy in …

This review considers the role of drug therapy in the treatment of post-stroke aphasia, the
evidence for efficacy of different agents, and the theory-based explanations of drug-related …

Background: Aphasia is a devastating disorder occurring in more than 30% of stroke victims.
Speech and language therapy (SLT) is the treatment of choice for post-stroke aphasia (PSA) …

Speech and language therapy is the standard treatment of aphasia. However, many
individuals have barriers in seeking this measure of extensive rehabilitation treatment …

Background: In the past two decades, single-case studies evaluated the effect of massed
repetition training to improve speech production and short-term memory deficits in …

Abstract Purpose of Review There is enormous enthusiasm for the possibility of
pharmacotherapies to treat language deficits that can arise after stroke. Speech language …

To date, minimal research has investigated the effect of combining dexamphetamine with
standard naming therapy after stroke. The present study used a double-blind, placebo …