Treatment efficacy of language and calculation disorders and speech apraxia: a review of the literature.

摘要: The aim of the study was to evaluate efficacy treatment for language and calculation disorders speech apraxia in vascular subjects. Only therapeutic methods that could be qualified as neuropsychological were taken into account. For disorders, we searched pertinent literature published from 1950 August 31, 2007 by means electronic data banks took consideration Cochrane review, papers Cicerone et al. Cappa systematic reviews. acalculia examined 1980 carrying out research on banks; apraxia, studies emerged a search PUBMED. Aphasia therapy has been clearly demonstrated efficacious groups subjects if sufficiently prolonged/intensive. Treatment specific (words sentences processing, reading, writing) studied series single patients, though always efficacious, reaches lower level recommendation due lack RCT. few tackled problem case disorders. Results are positive but scanty. Efficacy aphasia seems well established group well-promising It is suggested, however, term "aphasia" covers widely different impairments RCT not best instrument efficacy; importance chronicity underlined.