Integrating face-to-face language therapy with virtual reality applications for persons with aphasia

J Stark, C Pons, C Dániel - 2013 International Conference on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Under optimal conditions, providing language therapy to persons with aphasia (PWA) is an
intensive and dynamic process which results in improved verbal communication and greater …

Virtual clinicians for the treatment of aphasia and speech disorders

G Teodoro, N Martin, E Keshner, JY Shi… - … Conference on Virtual …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that affects the ability to speak and
understand spoken language. The purpose of this project is to create a virtual clinician to …

Language therapy of aphasia supported by augmented reality applications

D Antkowiak, C Kohlschein, R Krooß… - 2016 IEEE 18th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Europe there are more than 580 000 people who suffer from aphasia-an acquired speech
and language disorder that occurs because of brain damage, primarily as a result of a …

Clinical research on therapeutic effect of virtual reality technology on Broca Aphasia patients

Y Zhang, P Chen, X Li, G Wan, C Xie… - 2017 2nd International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: To explore the therapeutic effect of virtual reality technology on speech function of
Broca Aphasia patients after stroke. Method: Eighteen patients with stroke were enrolled in …

Engagement with a virtual clinician encourages gesture usage in speakers with aphasia

S Snell, N Martin, EA Keshner - 2017 International Conference …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that affects the ability to speak and
understand spoken language. The use of gestures during speech is an important nonverbal …

Digital speech therapy for the aphasia patients: challenges, opportunities and solutions

OA Egaji, I Asghar, M Griffiths, W Warren - Proceedings of the 9th …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
This paper outlines the potential challenges of adopting digital solutions for treating patients
with aphasia. Current research has focused on the use of non-immersive Virtual Reality (VR) …

Applications of Virtual Reality in Aphasia Therapy: 199Findings from Research with EVA Park

J Marshall, N Devane, R Talbot… - Virtual Reality in Health …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Aphasia is a language disorder typically caused by stroke. It impairs speech, reading, writing
and comprehension, with profound consequences for the person's social and psychological …

Evaluating the benefits of aphasia intervention delivered in virtual reality: results of a quasi-randomised study

J Marshall, T Booth, N Devane, J Galliers… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction This study evaluated an intervention for people with aphasia delivered in a
novel virtual reality platform called EVA Park. EVA Park contains a number of functional and …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Intensive language-action therapy in virtual reality for a rehabilitation gaming system

K Grechuta, B Rubio, A Duff, ED Oller… - J Pain …, 2016 - researchgate.net
One third of stroke patients suffer from language disorders. These disorders severely impair
individuals' communication abilities, which impacts on their quality of life. Recently, the …