Phonological naming treatment for a Koreanspeaking patient with severe fluent aphasia

Abstract

AbstractWhereas much recent research has focused on developing and examining the effects of neuropsychological model-based naming treatments for aphasic word-finding difficulties, few of these studies have involved patients with severe fluent aphasia, particularly those with a Wernicke's aphasia profile. Due to some discrepancies in the existing literature, further investigation of generalization effects associated with these model-based treatments, particularly those that are phonologically-based, is also needed. Accordingly, this study examined the effects of a phonologically-based naming treatment (applied in the context of a single-subject, A-B-A design) on the spoken naming and reading aloud abilities of T-JK, a Korean-speaking patient with Wernicke's aphasia. More specifically, the study explored if the treatment would improve his spoken naming and reading aloud of trained as well as untrained words, and additionally if it would enhance his performance of untrained language tasks. The results indica...