Language Rehabilitation In Severe Hemorrhagic Stroke. Applying A Cognitive Neuropsychological Approach

Abstract

This is a case study of a 31-year-old patient with a language disorder secondary to a hemorrhagic stroke determined by an initial evaluation through aphasic disorders battery, to whom an intervention program based on the cognitive neuropsychological approach was implemented in 131 therapeutic sessions divided into five phases of the praxic orofacial systems rehabilitation, and articulatory production, and thought-word representation, and listening comprehension, and reading-writing. The reassessment results indicated significant changes in phonetic characteristics, verbal fluency, processing of auditory information, and oral and written discourse organization. It is concluded that the intervention program implementation allowed favoring the patient's language process for her communication in the family and social context.