A comparison of aphasia therapy outcomes before and after a Very Early Rehabilitation programme following stroke

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-161

  Godecke, Erin ^a,b   Ciccone, Natalie A ^a,b   Granger, Andrew S ^c   Rai, Tapan ^d   West, Deborah ^c   Cream, Angela ^c   Cartwright, Jade ^e   Hankey, Graeme J ^f,g  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Aphasia Rehabilitation   (Australia)

^c Osborne Park Hospital   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

aphasia; stroke; Very Early Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH THERAPY; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY EARLY REHABILITATION; VERY ELDERLY;

APHASIA; STROKE; VERY EARLY REHABILITATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APHASIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897689484     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12074     Document Type: Article

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