Pharmacological Treatment for Aphasia Following Stroke
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Greener, J., Enderby, P., et al. (2001).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, CD000424.
This review investigates the effects of various pharmacological treatments on language function lost after stroke. The following summary highlights conclusions comparing the effects of pharmacological treatment to speech and language intervention in adults with acquired aphasia secondary to a stroke.
The Cochrane Collaboration; Health Services Research Unit, Aberdeen University (Scotland)
From 1966 to May 2001
Randomized controlled trials
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The authors "found no basis for advising that any drug is either superior or inferior to speech and language therapy" for individuals with aphasia post stroke (p. 8). Further research was recommended.
