Subakut İnme Döneminde Motor Afazik Hastalarda Kısa Süreli Dil Tedavisinin Etkinliği

Abstract

BACKGROUND Aphasia is one of the most common neurological symptoms after stroke and often results in significant disability. The intensity and duration of speech and language therapy are often confounded. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study to evaluate the efficiacy of short-term , intensive language therapy in the aphasic patients without comprehension deficit due to stroke during the subacute stage. METHODS Eighteen patients with post-stroke aphasia without comprehension deficit were included. Nine patients received 20 hours intensive language therapy between post-stroke 6 th and 8 th weeks by a speech therapist. The therapy was not performed in other 9 patients. Gülhane aphasia test, a standardized procedure for evaluating the severity of aphasia used in Turkey, was performed at post-stroke 1st , 6th and 8th weeks. One-way ANOVA test was used for data analysis. RESULTS The degree of aphasia decreased significantly from baseline at 6 th and 8 th weeks (p<0.05); but there was no significant difference between therapy and control groups (p>0.05). CONCLUSION Compared to control group, short-term language therapy did not enhance the regression of aphasia without comprehension deficit in subacute stage after stroke.