Current Projects

Ploar STudy

PURPOSE

To Investigate A Variety Of Factors (E.G., Biographical, Cognitive/Linguistic, And Patterns Of Brain Damage) That Predict An Individual’s Response To Aphasia Treatment.

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Visit 1

  • NEUROLOGICAL EXAM
  • WAB-R PT 1 SUPPLEMENTAL TASKS TO
    ASSESS MOTOR SPEECH & ORAL MECH EXAM
  • PPTT
  • WAIS – SUBTEST 7
  • PNT
  • ACOM
  • DISCOURSE: BROKEN PICTURE SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION, CINDERELLA STORY, PROCEDURAL DESCRIPTION

Visit 2

  • PALPA – SUBTESTS 1, 2, 8, 14-17

  • HIT & AVOID PNT

  • KDT

Visit 3

  • PRT

  • NAVS

  • TALSA SHORT TERM MEMORY TASK: SYNONYMY & RHYMING TRIPLE JUDGMENT

WEEKS 2-4

GROUP 1: 15 PHON. TX
GROUP 2: 15 SEM. TX

 

Week 5

POST-TESTING TX
PHASE 1

  • MRI
  • PNT
  • CINDERELLA STORY
  • PB&J
  • BROKEN PICTURE SEQUENCE
  • PNT

 Weeks 6-7

Rest

 

 Week 8

PRE-TESTING FOR TX
PHASE 2

  • PNT
  • CINDERELLA STORY
  • PB&J
  • BROKEN PICTURE PNT
  • ACOM

 

WEEKS 9-11

GROUP 1: 15 SEM. TX
GROUP 2: 15 PHON. TX

 

Week 12

POST-TESTING TX
PHASE 2

  • MRI
  • PNT
  • CINDERELLA STORY
  • PB&J
  • BROKEN PICTURE SEQUENCE
  • PNT
  • ACOM

Week 15

4 WEEK FOLLOW-UP

  • PNT
  • CINDERELLA
  • PB&J
  • BROKEN PICTURE
  • PNT
  • ACOM

 

 Week 39

6 MONTH FOLLOW-UP

  • MRI
  • PNT
  • CINDERELLA
  • PB&J
  • BROKEN PICTURE
  • ACOM