This chapter describes current clinical practice in assessment and intervention in adults with
pragmatic deficit associated with acquired brain damage. The chapter focuses on the …

While there is a growing evidence base to suggest that conversation therapies for aphasia
produce beneficial changes to conversation (Simmons-Mackie, Raymer, Armstrong, Holland …

There is a long history of behavioral interventions for poststroke aphasia with hundreds of
studies supporting the benefits of aphasia treatment. However, interventions for aphasia are …

Jargon aphasia describes an acquired language impairment in which speech is fluent and
easily articulated, but largely unintelligible. It is associated with Wernicke's and transcortical …

Zusammenfassung Erworbene Sprach-oder Sprechstörungen haben nicht nur
Konsequenzen für die Patient* innen wegen ihrer beeinträchtigten Sprach-oder …

Production of co-speech gestures is a universal aspect of human communication but is still
poorly understood in populations with neurogenic communication disorders. In this chapter …

OBJECTIVES Following the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to identify the
features of global aphasia, its etiology, the patterns of evolution and outcome in global …

Résumé Repairs are common to deal with problems in ordinary conversation and even
more frequent when language and communication disorders disturb interaction. So, speech …

It remains largely unclear what factors determine who responds to aphasia therapy and to
what degree. The current study sought to ameliorate this issue by addressing three aims: 1) …

RESUMEN La Clasificación Internacional de Funcionamiento, Discapacidad y Salud (CIF)
indica que la intervención en salud debe responder de manera apropiada a las …