Volume 19, issue 3
Article
Poststroke aphasia – pharmacological supporting of speech therapy
Tomasz Litwin1, Marika Litwin1, Joanna Seniów1
1. II Klinika Neurologii Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii w Warszawie; Zakład Elektrofizjologii Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii w Warszawie
Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 2003, 3, 73-80
Keywords: aphasia, stroke, rehabilitation
Abstract
Aphasia occurs in about 25% poststroke patients. It worsens outcome and increases disability. Typical rehabilitation of patients with aphasia is limited to speech therapy. In this article authors presented efficacy of pharmacological supporting such therapy.