Sundet K
Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Scand J Rehabil Med Suppl. 1992;26:60-9.
Methods for assessing language impairments differ from those needed for communication problems. The article presents results from three previously published studies by the author and co-workers. It is concluded that information about the impairment and training in compensation should be offered the spouse as well as speech therapy to the patient in order to improve reduced communication due to aphasia. Measures of neuropsychological impairments, communication skills and awareness of deficits should be included as well as tests of linguistic competency if a comprehensive aphasia assessment is sought. The methods described are shown to validly differentiate between aphasic subtypes and neuropsychological syndromes.
评估语言障碍的方法与解决沟通问题所需的方法不同。本文呈现了作者及其同事之前发表的三项研究结果。得出的结论是，为了改善因失语症导致的沟通减少，应向患者的配偶提供有关障碍的信息和代偿训练，同时也应对患者进行言语治疗。如果要进行全面的失语症评估，应包括神经心理障碍、沟通技能和缺陷意识的测量以及语言能力测试。所描述的方法被证明能有效区分失语症亚型和神经心理综合征。
