Delayed Stimulus-Specific Improvements in Discourse Following Anomia Treatment Using an Intentional Gesture

Purpose: In this study, the authors assessed how the addition of intentional left-hand gestures to an intensive treatment for anomia affects 2 types of discourse: picture description and responses to open-ended questions. Method: Fourteen people with aphasia completed treatment for anomia comprising...

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Published in:Journal of speech, language, and hearing research language, and hearing research, 2014-04, Vol.57 (2), p.439-454
Main Authors: Altmann, Lori J. P., Hazamy, Audrey A., Carvajal, Pamela J., Benjamin, Michelle, Rosenbek, John C., Crosson, Bruce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anomia
Anomia - etiology
Anomia - rehabilitation
Anomia - therapy
Aphasia
Aphasia, Broca - etiology
Aphasia, Broca - rehabilitation
Aphasia, Broca - therapy
Changes
Delayed
Discourse
Evaluation
Expressive Language
Female
Generalization
Gesture
Gestures
Groups
Hands
Health aspects
Humans
Intensive treatment
Linguistic research
Male
Measures
Middle Aged
Naming
Nonverbal Communication
Outcomes of Treatment
Pantomime
Pictorial Stimuli
Program Effectiveness
Question answer sequences
Responses
Speech disorders
Speech Impairments
Speech perception
Speech Skills
Stimulus
Stroke - complications
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