Post-stroke aphasia is a pervasive language disorder that affects communication and quality
of life. Behavioral aphasia therapy is currently standard of care; however, in the chronic …

Background: Verb retrieval is challenging for monolingual and multilingual speakers with
aphasia. Previous research on bilingual aphasia shows equivocal results of cross-linguistic …

Background: Anomia, a persistent and frequent symptom of aphasia after stroke, obstructs
the transfer of information in conversation, which can have serious consequences for …

Purpose: Meaningful changes in picture naming responses may be obscured when
measuring accuracy instead of quality. A statistic that incorporates information about the …

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” …

Aphasia is a serious consequence of stroke that results in a breakdown in communication.
The course of aphasia recovery differs between afflicted individuals, and responsiveness to …

Background: Severe aphasia is a chronic condition and can have a big effect on how people
with severe aphasia (PWSA) succeed in their communication. The communication partner's …

Purpose This study was conducted to examine the comparative effectiveness of 2 different
approaches, 1 domain-specific and the other domain-general, to language and attention …

Purpose This study investigated the effects of an intensive cognitive-communication
rehabilitation (ICCR) program for young individuals with chronic acquired brain injury …

This paper uses conversation analysis to investigate the form and use of iconic gestures by
a man with severe Broca-type aphasia in interaction with his speech and language therapist …