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Peer reviewedWertz, Robert T. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1987
The literature review looks at effectiveness of language treatment for aphasic patients in terms of complications in treatment studies (differences among patients and spontaneous recoveries), and results of treatment studies suggesting that treatment usually benefits only patients who meet specific criteria (such as aphasia of less than 3 months…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Outcomes of Treatment, Research Methodology, Therapy
Peer reviewedBallard, Kirrie J.; Thompson, Cynthia K. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1999
This study, with five adults diagnosed with Broca's aphasia with agrammatism, evaluated the acquisition and generalization of complex-sentence production using Linguistic Specific Treatment (LST) and the utility of syntactic theory in evaluating treatment effects. The study's findings support the use of LST, which applies syntactic theory to…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Generalization, Language Impairments
