Researchers have sought to understand how language is processed in the brain, how brain
damage affects language abilities, and what can be expected during the recovery period …

Abstract Language impairment, or aphasia, is a disabling symptom that affects at least one
third of individuals after stroke. Some affected individuals will spontaneously recover partial …

Abstract Purpose of Review We now know that speech and language therapy (SALT) is
effective in the rehabilitation of aphasia; however, there remains much individual variability …

Purpose Aphasia is a debilitating chronic acquired language disorder that impacts heavily
on a person's life. Behavioural treatments aim to remediate language processing skills or to …

Little is known about how the amount of treatment a person with aphasia receives impacts
aphasia recovery following stroke, yet this information is vital to ensure effective treatments …

Background Constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT) has been widely used in post-stroke
aphasia rehabilitation. An increasing number of clinical controlled trials have investigated …

Optimizing intensity for aphasia treatment is a high priority research issue for people with
aphasia, their families and clinicians, and could result in healthcare cost savings. An …

Background: Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs (ICAPs) have developed in
response to a growing need for treatments which produce changes in language function in …

Background: Aphasia is a devastating disorder occurring in more than 30% of stroke victims.
Speech and language therapy (SLT) is the treatment of choice for post-stroke aphasia (PSA) …

ABSTRACT Background High-intensity Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy Plus (CIAT-
Plus) and Multi-Modality Aphasia Therapy (M-MAT) are effective interventions for chronic …