Background In recent years, innovative interactive technologies, such as virtual reality, have
emerged as a valuable approach in the rehabilitation of aphasia. Indeed, they offer the …

Objective To investigate whether virtual reality (VR) interventions have beneficial effects on
the functional communication and language function of patients with post-stroke aphasia …

Aphasia is a highly disabling acquired language disorder generally caused by a left‐
lateralized brain damage. Even if traditional therapies have been shown to induce an …

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 …

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 …

Background: Digital technology is making an increasing contribution to aphasia therapy.
However, applications of virtual reality are rare. EVA Park is a virtual island developed with …

Aphasia is one of the most socially disabling post-stroke deficits. Although traditional
therapies have been shown to induce adequate clinical improvement, aphasic symptoms …

Background: Aphasia is a quite common and very disabling symptom following stroke,
negatively affecting patient's quality of life. Aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of …

Background: As part of the symposium on Cognition and Aphasia, this paper examines a
new approach to assessing cognition in aphasia. Traditional pen-and-paper tests of …

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 …