Abstract
A Comparison of Two Treatment Approaches for Agrammatic Broca's Aphasia: Script Therapy vs. Verb Network Strengthening Treatment
Highlights
Aphasia is an acquired neurogenic language disorder affecting the production or comprehension of speech and possibly ability to read or write (Cherney, Halper, & Kaye, 2008)
To analyze the intertherapeutic effects of the two treatment, the Percentage of data Exceeding the Median was used. Both participants improved over the 18 weeks on rate of speech and subject verb-object (SVO) production during probe tasks
It is possible that the multi-modal nature of the training between Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) and Script that engaged functional sentence production and a linguistic approach for sentence production contributed to a positive language change for these participants
Summary
Aphasia is an acquired neurogenic language disorder affecting the production or comprehension of speech and possibly ability to read or write (Cherney, Halper, & Kaye, 2008). The damage occurs mostly in the left cerebral hemisphere. Aphasia can affect the expressive and receptive components of language as well as reading and writing. In conjunction with the linguistic aspects of language, aphasia can affect the social aspects of language leading to social isolation and reduced participation in life activities (Bilda, 2011). Aphasia often has profound effects on communicative interactions for both everyday activities and exceptional life experiences. Life responsibilities that require efficient language production such as interviewing for a job may seem beyond reach
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