Treatment for apraxia of speech: Effects of targeting sound groups

JL Wambaugh, JE West, PJ Doyle - Aphasiology, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
A multiple baseline design was used to assess the effects of a treatment programme for
sound errors with a speaker with moderately severe apraxia of speech (AOS) and Broca's …

Longitudinal treatment of primary progressive aphasia: a case study

LL Murray - Aphasiology, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of ths longitudinal study was to describe the evolving treatment regimen
provided to a woman with a 4 year history of non-fluent primary progressive aphasia (PPA) …

Dysarthric sentence intelligibility: Contribution of iconic gestures and message predictiveness

JM Garcia, PA Dagenais - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 1998 - ASHA
This study examined changes in the sentence intelligibility scores of speakers with
dysarthria in association with different signal-independent factors (contextual influences) …

Rehabilitation of a case of pure alexia: Exploiting residual abilities

LM MAHER, MC CLAYTON, AM BARRETT… - Journal of the …, 1998 - cambridge.org
We present a case study of a 43-year-old woman with chronic and stable pure alexia. Using
a multiple baseline design we report the results of two different interventions to improve …

Lip and tongue function in multiple sclerosis: A physiological analysis

BE Murdoch, TJ Spencer, DG Theodoros… - Motor …, 1998 - journals.humankinetics.com
A physiological analysis of the articulatory function of 16 adults with multiple sclerosis (MS)
was performed using lip and tongue transduction systems. Sixteen nonneurologically …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of speaking rate on word recognition in Parkinson's disease and normal aging

K Forrest, L Nygaard, DB Pisoni… - Journal of medical …, 1998 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Current theories of basal ganglia function emphasize their role in the integration of sensory
information into motor activities, particularly in the control of movement timing. People with …

Motor speech impairment following traumatic brain injury in childhood: a physiological and perceptual analysis of one case

DG Theodoros, N Shrapnel, BE Murdoch - Pediatric rehabilitation, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
The physiological and perceptual characteristics of persistent dysarthria exhibited by a 14
year-old boy, following a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) were investigated. The subject's …

The effect of intrathecal baclofen on functional intelligibility of speech

C Mason, P Gilpin, S McGowan… - International journal of …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Severe spasticity is a frequent complication of neurological disease found in conditions such
as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries. Oral Baclofen is a recognised …

[PDF][PDF] Sensory integration and its significance for functioning and development of children's speech

II SAVIĆ, MP LAZIĆ, R RESIMIĆ - MEDICAL REVIEW, 1998 - dlv.org.rs
Introduction. Sensory integration involves organizing sensory stimuli that are processed by
the brain to produce adaptive responses to environmental demands. For a significant …

Machine learning methods in assistive technologies

A Kostov - SMC'98 Conference Proceedings. 1998 IEEE …, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Assistive devices are essential in enhancing the quality of life for individuals who have
severe disabilities, such as quadriplegia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or who have had …