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Thrombolysis And Early Speech And Language Recovery After Stroke, Sarah E. Campbell
Thrombolysis And Early Speech And Language Recovery After Stroke, Sarah E. Campbell
Theses and Dissertations--Rehabilitation Sciences
Speech and language impairments after left hemisphere stroke are life altering. Neuroprotective interventions, such as tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, are utilized to diminish the impact of the stroke on functional ability.
The purpose of this study was to examine speech and language recovery in the first three months after stroke in individuals with aphasia and to further investigate any differences between individuals who did and individuals who did not receive tPA, using objective speech and language measures.
Twenty-six individuals, thirteen of whom received tPA and thirteen who did not, suffering from first-ever left hemisphere stroke with resulting aphasia were …
Assessing Candidacy For Intensive Language Therapy: A Preliminary Study, Jessica N. Bellamy
Assessing Candidacy For Intensive Language Therapy: A Preliminary Study, Jessica N. Bellamy
Theses and Dissertations--Communication Sciences and Disorders
The goal of the present study was to examine changes in the speech and language performance of patients with chronic, non-fluent aphasia over the course of a three-hour group speech and language treatment session, a time allotment comparable to intensive therapy practices. Nine participants, (three groups of three), with chronic, non-fluent aphasia were seen for a single group therapy session three hours in length. Therapeutic activities were designed to be as similar as possible for each group of participants. Each participant was individually assessed before (time 1), during (time 2), and after (time 3) the group treatment session. Assessments included …