Evaluation of Physiotherapy and Speech Therapy Treatment in Patients With Apraxia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
La Clinica Terapeutica
Galeoto, G., Polidori, A. M., et al. (2020).
La Clinica Terapeutica, 171(5), e454-e465.
This systematic review investigates the efficacy of physical therapy and speech-language pathology treatments in adults with apraxia (i.e., stroke-related limb, ideomotor, ideational, buccofacial, or apraxia of speech) secondary to stroke. Only studies examining speech-language pathology treatments are discussed.
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Up to March 2017
randomized controlled trials
5 studies
<div>One study reported improvements in word production following a computer-based speech treatment in adults with chronic post-stroke apraxia. Treatment effects were largely maintained at follow-up greater than 18 weeks. All other studies focused on motor and limb apraxia. Additional research is indicated. </div>
