Background: Constraint induced language therapy (CILT) focuses on improving acquired
expressive language deficits after stroke by applying intensive, use-dependent treatment …

Background: Intensity of therapy is a critical factor influencing outcomes in aphasia.
However, there are many barriers to increasing treatment intensity for those with …

Background. Constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT) has proven effective in patients
with subacute and chronic forms of aphasia. It has remained unclear, however, whether …

Background Constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT) offers potential benefits to
individuals with history of aphasia-producing ischemic stroke. The goals of this pilot study …

Background Recovery from post-stroke aphasia is a long and complex process with an
uncertain outcome. Various interventions have been proposed to augment the recovery …

Background Constraint‐induced (language) aphasia therapy (CIAT), based on constraint
usage of the language channel only, massed practice and shaping through therapeutic …

Background Few studies have documented the possibility of treatment-induced
improvements in language functions 12 months or longer after stroke. The purpose of the …

Background: Constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT) is an intensive, short-term speech
and language therapy. Previous research indicates that CIAT can lead to lasting …

Background and Purpose—In response to the established notion that improvement of
language functions in chronic aphasia only can be achieved through long-term treatment …

Background: Studies of intensive aphasia treatments vary widely in terms of treatment focus,
in patient population and, in particular, in definition of what is considered “intensive” …