Purpose This systematic review summarizes evidence for intensity of treatment and
constraint-induced language therapy (CILT) on measures of language impairment and …

Objectives The aim was for the appointed committee of the Academy of Neurological
Communication Disorders and Sciences to conduct a systematic review of published …

Purpose The ultimate goal of aphasia therapy should be to achieve gains in function that
generalize to untrained exemplars and daily conversation. Anomia is one of the most …

Purpose The authors designed this investigation to extend the development of a treatment
for acquired apraxia of speech (AOS)—sound production treatment (SPT)—by examining …

Background: Empirical study of the effects of treatment for acquired apraxia of speech (AOS)
has been ongoing for more than four decades. The evidence-base supporting behavioral …

Objective: The last 25 years have seen profound changes in neurocognitive rehabilitation
that continue to motivate its evolution. Although the concept of nervous system plasticity was …

Background Patients with extensive left hemisphere damage frequently have ideational
apraxia (IA) and transcortical sensory aphasia (TSA). Difficulty with action coordination …

Purpose Although phonomotor treatment shows promise as an effective intervention for
anomia in people with aphasia, responses to this treatment are not consistent across …

Purpose This study continued Phase I investigation of a modified Phonomotor Treatment
(PMT) Program on motor planning in two individuals with apraxia of speech (AOS) and …

Background: Though treatments for anomia in aphasia typically use accuracy of trained and
untrained targets to determine treatment efficacy, researchers have begun to employ error …