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Correspondence Intensive speech and language therapy after stroke
Caterina Breitenstein and colleagues (April 15, p 1528)1 reported that 3 weeks of intensive speech and language therapy significantly enhanced verbal communication in people aged 70 years or younger with chronic aphasia after stroke. The primary outcome measure was assessed using the Amsterdam-Nijmegen Everyday Language Test (ANELT) A-scale, and the mean difference of the ANELT A-scale score improved 2 ·61 (SD 4·94) points from baseline to after intensive speech and language therapy, but not from baseline to after treatment deferral.
Source: LANCET - July 14, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ryo Sakamoto, Asaka Higuchi, Kenji Tsuda, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Masahiro Kami Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Correspondence Intensive speech and language therapy after stroke – Authors' reply
We thank Ryo Sakamoto and colleagues for their Correspondence regarding our FCET2EC trial on the effectiveness of intensive speech and language therapy in chronic post-stroke aphasia.1 Their point regarding the minimal clinically important difference of the primary outcome measure (Amsterdam-Nijmegen Everyday Language Test [ANELT] A-scale) is of major concern, as already acknowledged in our Article ( “To our knowledge, no previously published studies exist on the association of change in ANELT scores with clinical effect.”).
Source: LANCET - July 14, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Caterina Breitenstein, Peter Martus, Klaus Willmes, Wolfram Ziegler, Annette Baumgaertner Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Department of Error Department of Error
Breitenstein C, Grewe T, Fl öel A, et al. Intensive speech and language therapy in patients with chronic aphasia after stroke: a randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, controlled trial in a health-care setting. Lancet 2017; 389: 1528–38—In this Article, S Runge should have been listed as part of the FCET2EC study group as a non-author collaborator. This change has been made to the online version as of April 13, 2017, and the printed Article is correct.
Source: LANCET - April 14, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Department of Error Source Type: research

Comment Does intensity matter in aphasia rehabilitation?
Aphasia is a serious acquired communication disability, that affects approximately 30% of stroke survivors.1 It is chronic in nature: 50% of people diagnosed with aphasia have persistent communication problems 1 year after stroke.2 Aphasia compromises an individual's ability to undertake many activities of daily living, resulting in reduced mood and quality of life.3,4 In addition to the personal cost of aphasia, health-care costs for people with aphasia are the highest in stroke care.5 Therefore, the recent identification of recovery from aphasia as one of the top ten research priorities related to life after stroke is unsurprising.
Source: LANCET - February 27, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Linda Worrall, Abby Foster Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Articles Intensive speech and language therapy in patients with chronic aphasia after stroke: a randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint, controlled trial in a health-care setting
3 weeks of intensive speech and language therapy significantly enhanced verbal communication in people aged 70 years or younger with chronic aphasia after stroke, providing an effective evidence-based treatment approach in this population. Future studies should examine the minimum treatment intensity required for meaningful treatment effects, and determine whether treatment effects cumulate over repeated intervention periods.
Source: LANCET - February 27, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Caterina Breitenstein, Tanja Grewe, Agnes Fl öel, Wolfram Ziegler, Luise Springer, Peter Martus, Walter Huber, Klaus Willmes, E Bernd Ringelstein, Karl Georg Haeusler, Stefanie Abel, Ralf Glindemann, Frank Domahs, Frank Regenbrecht, Klaus-Jürgen Schlenc Tags: Articles Source Type: research