Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech: An RCT of aphasia therapy after stroke

三分之一的中风幸存者患有失语症。它会干扰说话、理解语言、阅读和写作。失语症是毁灭性的。研究表明，早期失语症治疗可以改善说话和理解能力的恢复。然而，超过70%的失语症患者没有得到早期治疗。这项研究提倡一种“使用它”或“失去它”的大脑恢复方法，旨在表明早期失语症治疗是有益的和经济有效的。

Aphasia affects one in three stroke survivors. It interferes with talking, understanding speech, reading and writing. Aphasia is devastating. Research suggests that very early aphasia therapy improves recovery of talking and understanding. However, over 70% of people with aphasia do not get very early treatment. This study promotes a “use it” or “lose it” approach to brain recovery and aims to show that very early aphasia therapy is beneficial and cost effective.