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Mobile Technology in Aphasia Rehabilitation: Current Trends and Lessons Learnt
Published in Christopher M. Hayre, Dave J. Muller, Marcia J. Scherer, Everyday Technologies in Healthcare, 2019
Caitlin Brandenburg, Emma Power
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder, occurring as a result of damage to the brain, affecting a person’s ability to talk, understand spoken language, read and/or write. It is a highly heterogenous disorder, as it can vary in severity, modality (e.g. talking, understanding, reading and writing), onset (sudden or gradual) and manifestation. Hallowell and Chapey (2008) describe four common parameters that make up most definitions of aphasia: aphasia is neurogenic: it results from damage to the parts of the brain responsible for language;aphasia is acquired: it is not a developmental disability and occurs in people who had previously developed some language ability;aphasia involves language problems: it is a condition that involves the selective impairment of language abilities (talking, understanding, reading and/or writing);aphasia is not a sensory, motor function or intellectual problem: aphasia can be accompanied by these deficits, which may also occur as a result of damage to the brain, but is separate from them.
Applications of Virtual Reality in Aphasia Therapy
Published in Christopher M. Hayre, Dave J. Muller, Marcia J. Scherer, Virtual Reality in Health and Rehabilitation, 2020
Jane Marshall, Niamh Devane, Richard Talbot, Stephanie Wilson
Aphasia is a communication disability caused by damage to the areas of the brain that control language. Its most common origin is stroke, although it can arise from any brain injury, particularly to the left hemisphere. About 45% of strokes cause aphasia, and in nearly a quarter of strokes the problems are persistent (Ali et al., 2015). It is estimated that 350,000 people are living with aphasia in the UK (see The Stroke Association, 2018).
Introduction
Published in Narayan Panigrahi, Saraju P. Mohanty, Brain Computer Interface, 2022
Narayan Panigrahi, Saraju P. Mohanty
Aphasia is a disturbance of language affecting speech production, comprehension, reading or writing, due to brain injury – most commonly from stroke or trauma. The type of aphasia depends on the brain area damaged.
Reading behaviors and text-to-speech technology perceptions of people with aphasia
Published in Assistive Technology, 2022
Sarah E. Wallace, Karen Hux, Kelly Knollman-Porter, Jessica A. Brown, Elizabeth Parisi, Rebecca Cain
Participants performed selected subtests of standardized assessments; their scores appear in Table 2. Subtests used for assessing language and cognition were from the Western Aphasia Battery – Revised (WAB-R; Kertesz, 2006), the Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT; Swinburn et al., 2004), the Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia – 2nd edition (RCBA-2; LaPointe & Horner, 1998), and the Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test+ (CLQT+; Helm-Estabrooks, 2017). We administered these assessments with the intent of including research participants who were heterogeneous regarding aphasia severity and reading comprehension, auditory comprehension, and cognitive abilities. A diverse sample was appropriate for our purposes because it reflects the highly individualized nature of reading and technology preferences among adults regardless of disability status.