Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury

ABSTRACT Language impairments in patients with acquired brain injury can have a negative impact on social life as well as on other cognitive domains. Discourse impairments are among the most commonly reported communication deficits among patients with acquired brain damage. Despite advances in the d...

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Main Authors: Gigiane Gindri, Karina Carlesso Pagliarin, Fabíola Schwengber Casarin, Perrine Ferré, Yves Joanette, Rochele Paz Fonseca
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Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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author Gigiane Gindri
Karina Carlesso Pagliarin
Fabíola Schwengber Casarin
Perrine Ferré
Yves Joanette
Rochele Paz Fonseca
author_facet Gigiane Gindri
Karina Carlesso Pagliarin
Fabíola Schwengber Casarin
Perrine Ferré
Yves Joanette
Rochele Paz Fonseca
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description ABSTRACT Language impairments in patients with acquired brain injury can have a negative impact on social life as well as on other cognitive domains. Discourse impairments are among the most commonly reported communication deficits among patients with acquired brain damage. Despite advances in the development of diagnostic tools for detecting such impairments, few studies have investigated interventions to rehabilitate patients presenting with these conditions. Objective: The aim of this study was to present a systematic review of the methods used in the rehabilitation of discourse following acquired brain injury. Methods: The PubMed database was searched for articles using the following keywords: "rehabilitation", "neurological injury", "communication" and "discursive abilities". Results: A total of 162 abstracts were found, but only seven of these met criteria for inclusion in the review. Four studies involved samples of individuals with aphasia whereas three studies recruited samples of individuals with traumatic brain injury. Conclusion: All but one article found that patient performance improved following participation in a discourse rehabilitation program.
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spelling doaj.art-e4a2a57ba337412b81037d274ae51a542022-12-22T03:41:39ZengAssociação Neurologia Cognitiva e do ComportamentoDementia & Neuropsychologia1980-576481586510.1590/S1980-57642014DN81000009S1980-57642014000100058Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injuryGigiane GindriKarina Carlesso PagliarinFabíola Schwengber CasarinPerrine FerréYves JoanetteRochele Paz FonsecaABSTRACT Language impairments in patients with acquired brain injury can have a negative impact on social life as well as on other cognitive domains. Discourse impairments are among the most commonly reported communication deficits among patients with acquired brain damage. Despite advances in the development of diagnostic tools for detecting such impairments, few studies have investigated interventions to rehabilitate patients presenting with these conditions. Objective: The aim of this study was to present a systematic review of the methods used in the rehabilitation of discourse following acquired brain injury. Methods: The PubMed database was searched for articles using the following keywords: "rehabilitation", "neurological injury", "communication" and "discursive abilities". Results: A total of 162 abstracts were found, but only seven of these met criteria for inclusion in the review. Four studies involved samples of individuals with aphasia whereas three studies recruited samples of individuals with traumatic brain injury. Conclusion: All but one article found that patient performance improved following participation in a discourse rehabilitation program.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000100058&lng=en&tlng=enbrain injuriescommunicationlanguagerehabilitation
spellingShingle Gigiane Gindri
Karina Carlesso Pagliarin
Fabíola Schwengber Casarin
Perrine Ferré
Yves Joanette
Rochele Paz Fonseca
Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury
Dementia & Neuropsychologia
brain injuries
communication
language
rehabilitation
title Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury
title_full Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury
title_fullStr Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury
title_full_unstemmed Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury
title_short Rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury
title_sort rehabilitation of discourse impairments after acquired brain injury
topic brain injuries
communication
language
rehabilitation
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000100058&lng=en&tlng=en
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