Changes in Neuroplasticity Following Intensive Rehabilitation of Aphasia and/or Apraxia of Speech
Evaluating the Effects of Intensive Speech and Language Rehabilitation Regarding Neuroplasticity, Speech, Language, Communication Skills and Quality of Life for People With Acquired Aphasia and/or Apraxia of Speech in the Chronic Phase
Karolinska Institutet
30 participants
Feb 2, 2017
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The present study aims to investigate the short- and long-term effects of two weeks of intensive speech-language pathology intervention with additional physiotherapy, on aphasia and apraxia of speech (AOS) and their neural correlates in thirty persons with chronic stroke. Changes are studied following intensive treatment of aphasia and AOS with standardised speech-language testing and testing of communication and with voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis and resting state functional connectivity (rsFC).
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Interventions
Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia (ICAP) and Apraxia of Speech Program
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NCT04604444