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Opinion: SIGN 118 overlooks new evidence on aphasia
(Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, 2011-01) Brady, M.; Mackenzie, C.; Enderby, P.; Whitworth, A.; Kelly, Helen; Sellars, C.
Dr Marian Brady and colleagues express their concerns over the SIGN 118 guidelines on the management of patients with stroke
Speech and Language Therapy for Aphasia Following Stroke
(The Cochrane Collaboration, 2010) Kelly, Helen; Brady, M.; Enderby, P.
Language problems following a stroke are called aphasia (or dysphasia). About one-third of all people who experience stroke develop aphasia, which can affect one or more areas of communication (speaking, understanding spoken words, reading and writing). Speech and language therapists are involved in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of aphasia at all stages of recovery, and work closely with the person with aphasia and their carers. There is no universally accepted treatment that can be applied to every person with aphasia. We identified 30 trials involving 1840 randomised participants that were suitable for inclusion in this review. Overall, the review shows evidence from randomised trials to suggest there may be a benefit from speech and language therapy but there was insufficient evidence to indicate the best approach to delivering speech and language therapy.