Pantomime Production by People With Aphasia: What Are Influencing Factors?

Conclusion In our study, PWA were able to use various pantomime techniques. As a group, they used these techniques differently from PWBD and relied more heavily on the use of shape techniques. This was not influenced by a hemiparesis, but seemed dependent on semantic processing. Clinical implications are discussed.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research