Locative prepositional phrases in severe aphasia.
Six severely aphasic patients were trained on C-VIC, a computerized alternative communication system. Patients with both global and Broca's aphasia were able to produce and comprehend locative prepositions using C-VIC. The Broca's aphasic patients were able to produce and interpret symbol order correctly in C-VIC locative prepositional phrases, despite their difficulties in performing the same tasks using English. One patient's verbal production of locative prepositional phrases improved markedly after C-VIC training. These results suggest that the "mapping" impairment suffered by some Broca's aphasics may be ameliorated by use of alternative communication system, such as C-VIC.
Weinrich
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Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
McCall
D
D
Shoosmith
L
L
Thomas
K
K
Katzenberger
K
K
Weber
C
C
D001037:Aphasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012660:Semantics; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014825:Vocabulary