Drawing and gesture as communication options in a person with severe aphasia
| Autor: | Paul R. Rao |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Community and Home Care
medicine.medical_specialty Modalities Intensive treatment Rehabilitation Formal testing Global aphasia medicine.disease Developmental psychology Physical medicine and rehabilitation Communication Intervention Aphasia medicine Aphasia Treatment Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom Psychology Gesture |
| Zdroj: | Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 2:49-56 |
| ISSN: | 1945-5119 1074-9357 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10749357.1995.11754054 |
| Popis: | The following case study demonstrates the efficacy of a gestural and graphic treatment approach for an individual with chronic Broca's aphasia. RJ. presented with global aphasia as a result of a stroke in 1985.He had a 2-year history of aphasia therapy without notable results, followed by a 3-year hiatus from any form of therapy. At the request of the patient's daughter, a speech-language pathology (SLP) evaluation was conducted nearly 5 years post onset and over 3 years after any form of communication intervention. Initially R.J. was so severe and perseverative that no formal testing could be administered. A novel, intensive treatment regime commenced, and after 6 weeks of aphasia treatment that focused on gesture and drawing as expressive modalities, R.J. was discharged home a functional communicator. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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