This review examined previous research applications of linguistic discourse analysis to
assess the language of adults with aphasia. A comprehensive literature search of seven …

This paper provides a critical review of the literature currently available relating to aphasic
discourse. It outlines the major approaches which have been taken to analysis …

Although an insidious history of episodic memory difficulty is a typical presenting symptom of
Alzheimer's disease, detailed neuropsychological profiling frequently demonstrates deficits …

Background: Several studies have shown that traditional standardised aphasia tests may not
be sensitive enough to adequately assess linguistic deficits and recovery patterns in …

Background and Purpose—Previous studies have suggested that patients' potential for
poststroke language recovery is related to lesion size; however, lesion location may also be …

Theories expounding the neural relationship between speech and singing range from
sharing neural circuitry, to relying on opposite hemispheres. Yet, hodological studies …

The production of verbs in an action naming test and in spontaneous speech was evaluated
in 16 aphasic patients: eight agrammatics and eight anomics. Action naming was also …

Purpose Discourse analysis is commonly used to assess language ability and to evaluate
language change following intervention in aphasia. The purpose of this study was to identify …

Background: Discourse abilities play an important role in the assessment, classification, and
therapy outcome evaluation of people with aphasia. Discourse production in aphasia has …

A standard rule-based system was used to evaluate the presence, accuracy, and
completeness of main concepts in the connected speech of 20 non-brain-damaged adults …