Background Aphasia is an important stroke sequel that impacts negatively on the HQoL of
stroke patients. Although a number of stroke patients with aphasia will have good functional …

Rationale, aims and objectives Recovery of language function in individuals with post‐
stroke aphasia is associated with a variety of patient and stroke‐related indices. Amidst a …

Abstract Purpose of Review Aphasia is a common feature of stroke, affecting 21–38% of
acute stroke patients and an estimated 1 million stroke survivors. Although stroke, as a …

Background and Purpose—Most improvement from poststroke aphasia occurs within the first
3 months, but there remains unexplained variability in recovery. Recently, we reported a …

Background: The greatest degree of language recovery in post-stroke aphasia takes place
within the first weeks. Aphasia severity and lesion measures have been shown to be good …

Background The long-term functional outcome of aphasia after stroke is uncertain, even
though this information is needed as early as possible for adequate patient care and …

BACKGROUND: Aphasia is a disabling chronic stroke symptom, but the prognosis for
patients presenting with aphasia in the hyperacute window has not been well characterized …

Objective To analyze cognitive functions of post-stroke aphasia patients compared to
patients having right hemispheric stroke and left hemispheric lesions without aphasia, and to …

Background: Predicting aphasia recovery after stroke has been difficult due to substantial
variability in outcomes. Few studies have characterised the nature and extent of recovery …

Most individuals who experience aphasia after a stroke recover to some extent, with the
majority of gains taking place in the first year. The nature and time course of this recovery …