A Review of Poststroke Aphasia Recovery and Treatment Options

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2024 May;35(2):419-431. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2023.06.010. Epub 2023 Jul 11.ABSTRACTPoststroke aphasia, which impacts expressive and receptive communication, can have detrimental effects on the psychosocial well-being and the quality of life of those affected. Aphasia recovery is multidimensional and can be influenced by several baseline, stroke-related, and treatment-related factors, including preexisting cerebrovascular conditions, stroke size and location, and amount of therapy received. Importantly, aphasia recovery can continue for many years after aphasia onset. Behavioral speech and language therapy with a speech-language pathologist is the most common form of aphasia therapy. In this review, the authors also discuss augmentative treatment methodologies, collaborative goal setting frameworks, and recommendations for future research.PMID:38514227 | DOI:10.1016/j.pmr.2023.06.010
Source: The Medical Clinics of North America - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research