An update on medications and noninvasive brain stimulation to augment language rehabilitation in post-stroke aphasia

S Saxena, AE Hillis - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Aphasia is among the most debilitating outcomes of stroke. Aphasia is a
language disorder occurring in 10–30% of stroke survivors. Speech and Language Therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of therapy response in chronic aphasia: Building a foundation for personalized aphasia therapy

S Kristinsson, DB den Ouden, C Rorden… - Journal of …, 2022 - synapse.koreamed.org
Chronic aphasia, a devastating impairment of language, affects up to a third of stroke
survivors. Speech and language therapy has consistently been shown to improve language …

Speech and language therapy for aphasia after stroke: An updated systematic review and meta-analyses

MC Brady, J Godwin, P Enderby, H Kelly, P Campbell - Stroke, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective Our comprehensive updated review 1 synthesized evidence of the effectiveness of
SLT for aphasia after stroke found in randomized control trials compared with (1) no therapy …

Is it time to stop “fishing”? A review of generalisation following aphasia intervention

J Webster, A Whitworth, J Morris - Aphasiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The study of generalisation is integral to both demonstrating and maximising
therapy effectiveness. With aphasia therapy aiming to promote change in everyday …

The acute aphasia implementation study (AAIMS): a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial

K Shrubsole, L Worrall, E Power… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Effective implementation strategies to improve speech and language
therapists'(SLTs) aphasia management practices are needed. Australian SLTs working in …

Optimal timing of speech and language therapy for aphasia after stroke: more evidence needed

F Nouwens, EG Visch-Brink… - Expert Review of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Aphasia due to stroke affects communication and quality of life. Most stroke survivors with
aphasia receive speech and language therapy. Although an early start of treatment is …

Drug therapy of post-stroke aphasia: a review of current evidence

ML Berthier, F Pulvermüller, G Dávila… - Neuropsychology …, 2011 - Springer
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 …

An umbrella review of aphasia intervention description in research: the AsPIRE project

LT Dipper, S Franklin, V De Aguiar, A Baumgaertner… - Aphasiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Recent reviews conclude that aphasia intervention is effective. However,
replication and implementation require detailed reporting of intervention is and a …

Therapeutic interventions for aphasia initiated more than six months post stroke: a review of the evidence

L Allen, S Mehta, J Andrew McClure… - Topics in stroke …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Aphasia effects up to 38% of acute stroke patients. For many of these
individuals, this condition persists far beyond the acute phase. The purpose of this review is …

Results of the COMPARE trial of Constraint-induced or Multimodality Aphasia Therapy compared with usual care in chronic post-stroke aphasia

ML Rose, L Nickels, D Copland, L Togher… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background While meta-analyses confirm treatment for chronic post-stroke aphasia is
effective, a lack of comparative evidence for different interventions limits prescription …