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The Impact of Intensity of Aphasia Therapy on Recovery

Author(s) -

Robert C. Marshall

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.504068

Subject(s) - medicine , aphasia , stroke (engine) , intensity (physics) , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics

To the Editor:In a 2003 article in Stroke , Bhogal et al1 concluded intensive aphasia therapy (≈9 hours of treatment per week for 11 weeks) had a greater impact on speech and language outcomes for aphasic stroke patients than less intensive treatment (≈2 hours of treatment per week for 23 weeks). Findings from this article have been used to support the provision of intensive speech and language therapy,2,3 particularly by researchers …

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