Predicting the outcome of anomia therapy for people with aphasia post CVA: Both language and cognitive status are key predictors

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-305

  Lambon Ralph, Matthew A ^a   Snell, Claerwen ^a   Fillingham, Joanne K ^a,b   Conroy, Paul ^a   Sage, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Speech and Language Therapy Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomia; Cognition; Language; Predictors; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANOMIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOMENCLATURE; PROGNOSIS; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOMIA; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGNOSIS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77749270861     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010903237875     Document Type: Article

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