Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS) are
neurodegenerative syndromes characterized by progressive decline in language or speech …

Purpose: Increasingly, mechanisms of learning are being considered during aphasia
rehabilitation. Well-characterized learning mechanisms can inform “how” interventions …

Introduction There is limited research in group communication treatment for people with
aphasia but existing studies report benefits of gesture to support conversation. Gesture …

There are many different approaches to the rehabilitation of patients with aphasia, a
communication disorder that affects a person's understanding and expression of spoken and …

Abstract The Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) provides a framework to
identify specific components of treatments developed within various rehabilitation disciplines …

Abstract The Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) was developed as a
systematic way to describe rehabilitation treatments for the purpose of both research and …

Background Meaningful, varied, joyful conversation is an important therapy target for adults
with language or cognitive–communication disorders following acquired brain injury (ABI) …

The effect of treatment dose on recovery of post-stroke aphasia is not well understood.
Inconsistent conceptualization, measurement, and reporting of the multiple dimensions of …

Even though language is essential in human communication, research on pharmacological
therapies for language deficits in highly prevalent neurodegenerative and vascular brain …

Background Deficiency in the provision and quality of treatment specification by
rehabilitation clinicians impairs the ability to differentiate effective from ineffective elements …