Instruments for language assessment following a left brain damage/Instrumentos para avaliacao da linguagem pos-lesao cerebrovascular esquerda

• Published in: Revista CEFAC 2013-03, Vol.15 (2), p.444
• Main Authors: Pagliarin, Karina Carlesso, de Oliveira, Camila Rosa, Silva, Bruna Matias da, Calvette, Luara de Freitas, Fonseca, Rochele Paz
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• ISSN: 1516-1846
• DOI: 10.1590/S1516-18462013005000015

The theme of this study is the language assessment in patients with left brain damage (LBD). It is necessary as it helps to establish the diagnosis, prognosis and rehabilitation planning, adding findings to clinical observation, interview and tasks. The purpose is to identify which language instruments have been used to assess non-progressive neurological disorders involving the left hemisphere (LH) and to analyze which language components are the most assessed ones. It was possible to identify nine international instruments that assess different components of language in LBD patients. In the national context, however, only two batteries to assess this population were found, highlighting the need for construction and/or adaptation of language assessment tools for the Brazilian population. Naming and oral comprehension were the most examined linguistic components, respectively. The evaluation of language is essential in the neurological disorders that affect the LH, because language deficits can lead to an impaired social, occupational and family life.