In the United States, the incidence rate of new or recurrent stroke is approximately 795 000
per year, and stroke prevalence for individuals over the age of 20 years is estimated at 6.5 …

Aphasia, impairment of language after stroke or other neurological insult, is a common and
often devastating condition that affects nearly every social activity and interaction …

Importance Aphasia is a debilitating language disorder for which behavioral speech therapy
is the most efficient treatment, but therapy outcomes are variable and full recovery is not …

This study reports on current aphasia rehabilitation practices of speech-language
pathologists in Australia. A 30-item web-based survey targeted approaches to aphasia …

Background: Brain research has documented that the cortical mechanisms for language and
action are tightly interwoven and, concurrently, new approaches to language therapy in …

This is a second edition of the highly popular volume used by clinicians and students in the
assessment and intervention of aphasia. It provides both a theoretical and practical …

Background and Purpose—Previous studies have suggested that patients' potential for
poststroke language recovery is related to lesion size; however, lesion location may also be …

This is the first single-authored book to attempt to bridge the gap between aphasia research
and the rehabilitation of patients with this language disorder. Studies of the deficits …

Background: The Boston Naming Test is widely used in several versions and languages.
However, there are few studies of its use with bilingual adults. A recent study by Kohnert …

Providing a quality service for people with aphasia is a primary goal of speech-language
pathologists working with neurogenic communication disorders. This paper reviews what is …