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Aphasia Tests

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Aphasia assessment; Aphasia diagnosis; Aphasia evaluation

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Tests of aphasia are used to diagnose the type and severity of aphasia and related disorders and to plan intervention for the speech, language, and communication deficits demonstrated by persons who have aphasia following brain injury (PWA). Three types of aphasia tests are commonly used to assess language and communication abilities in PWA: screening tests, comprehensive aphasia batteries, and tests of specific linguistic or communicative function (Patterson 2008, 2015). In addition, assessment of aphasia and its impact on a person’s life includes testing cognitive abilities and related disorders (e.g., memory), testing executive functioning (e.g., attention and planning), observing a person in activities of daily communication (e.g., social functional communication or work-related communication), interviewing the person with aphasia and family members, assessing quality of communication life and...

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  1. Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Service, VA Northern California Health Care System, Martinez, CA, USA

    Janet P. Patterson

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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P. Patterson, J. (2018). Aphasia Tests. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_860

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