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Subjective Communication Difficulties in Very Mild Aphasia (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This study is interested in learning more about individuals who continue to report they have language difficulties even if they are recovered from aphasia according to a formal battery. Studying these subjective communication difficulties will help clinicians better identify areas of communication requiring more attention during evaluation and treatment. Recent research shows discourse measures have […]
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Structured External Memory Aid Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This study wanted to build upon previous research on participants with MCI using EMAs. However, many current studies found participants did not maintain using the EMAs 6 months post-intervention. The authors of this study wanted to see if everyday memory tasks would help with participant adherence to the EMAs post-treatment. Six participants met the inclusion […]
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Patient Experiences of Swallowing Exercises After Head and Neck Cancer: A Qualitative Study Examining Barriers and Facilitators Using Behavior Change Theory (2017)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The current research suggests about 55% of people had complete non-adherence and 36% had partial adherence for individuals with head and neck cancer. Common reasons patient have given in the past for poor adherence include not having dysphagia at the time of evaluation, poor understanding about the rationale for exercises, the exercises are difficult, being […]
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Development of a Free Online Interactive Naming Therapy for Bilingual Aphasia (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Bilingual aphasia therapy is important within the United States for three main reasons. First, the United States is becoming increasingly bilingual and this needs to be considered for speech therapy services. Second, individuals who are bilingual are having increased risks for a stroke that can cause aphasia. Finally, the bilingual population is currently being underserved. […]
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The Effects of Aspirated Thickened Water on Survival and Pulmonary Injury in a Rabbit Model

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Since this study would never be approved for human participants, adult New Zeland rabbits were humanely used within this prospective small animal clinical trial. A total of 24 rabbits were separated into three groups of eight for a three consecutive day study. The rabbits were anesthetized intravenously and were able to breathe spontaneously with the […]
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Alzheimer’s Disease and the Eye (2009)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Even though speech pathologists do not diagnosis visual changes this is an important area to learn more about. SLPs are considered experts for communication and can advocate for our patients even when they are unable. Being aware of the function and pathological changes to the visual system can help us communicate with other medical professionals […]
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Pretreatment Swallowing Exercises Improve Swallow Function After Chemoradiation (2008)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Within this retrospective case-control, there were eighteen participants with advanced squamous cell carcinomas of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx treated with both chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Nine of the patients were included in the pretreatment swallowing exercises group and the other nine were included in the control group and completed swallowing exercises after receiving chemoradiation […]
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Communication Partner Training in Aphasia: An Updated Systematic Review (2016)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The 2010 review provided three major groups for clinical questions that helped guide this updated review. The major groups included individuals with acute aphasia, individuals with chronic aphasia, and communication partners for people with aphasia. The review aimed to answer “what is the influence of communication partner training on measures of language impairment, communication activity/ […]
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INCOG Recommendations for Management of Cognition Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II: Attention and Information Processing Speed (2014)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
INCOG recommended clinicians use the MOSS Attention Rating Scale or Rating Scale of Attentional Behavior to determine the patient’s attention abilities. It is critical to determine the patient’s lifestyle and factors that may exacerbate the attentional demands when creating the treatment goals. A variety of treatment approaches were recommended by the INCOG team because of […]
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Considerations for the Use of Neuroimaging Technologies for Predicting Recovery of Speech and Language in Aphasia (2018)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
It would be more time and cost-effective if clinicians were able to better predict the prognosis for patients. However, this continues to be challenging for clinicians and the current research has not provided clear answers to help. In the research studies, the concept of recovery is not consistently defined which makes it difficult for applying […]
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