Since the prevalence of aphasia is one of the major problems faced by older individuals
today, there is an increasing amount of research aimed towards developing technology …

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 …

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) …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Aphasia is an impaired ability to use language for communication after a
brain damage. The primary means of intervention for aphasia–Speech-Language therapy …

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 …

Objective: Individuals with aphasia often experience significant problems in their daily lives
and social participation. Technologies that address speech and language disorders deficit in …

Virtual worlds are used in wide-ranging ways by many people with long-term health
conditions, but their use by people with aphasia (PWA) has been limited. In contrast, this …

Persons with aphasia (PWA) re-enter their community after their rehabilitation program is
ended. Thus it is incumbent on rehabilitation specialists to incorporate training in using …

Purpose This systematic review explored how virtual reality (VR) has been used to
rehabilitate aphasia. Materials and methods Empirical studies were included where VR was …