Journal
SEMINARS IN NEUROLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 5, Pages 504-513Publisher
THIEME MEDICAL PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1396004
Keywords
stroke; aphasia; language; rehabilitation
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [KL2TR000102]
- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation [2012062]
- NIH [T32 NS041231]
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Aphasia is an acquired neurologic disorder that impairs an individual's ability to use and/or understand language. It commonly occurs after stroke or other injury to the brain's language network. The authors present the current methods of diagnosis and treatment of aphasia. They include a review of the evidence for the benefits of speech-language therapy, the most widespread approach to aphasia treatment, and a discussion of newer interventions such as medication and brain stimulation. These methods hold much promise for improving patient outcomes in aphasia; however, additional research regarding the best approaches to aphasia treatment will greatly improve our clinical approach.
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