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SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2002

Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage.

C Sellars, T Hughes, P Langhorne

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Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Interventions for apraxia of speech following stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2005
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  4. Therapy-based rehabilitation services for stroke patients at home.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2003
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  7. Babington's aphasia-overcoming left hemisphere trauma.Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 2003
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

C SellarsAcademic Section of Geriatric Medicine, STEP Project, Castle St., Glasgow, UK, G4 0SF. Cameron.Sellars@northglasgow.scot.nhs.uk
T Hughes
P Langhorne

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDysarthria is a common sequel of non-progressive brain damage (typically stroke and traumatic brain damage). Impairment-based therapy and a wide variety of compensatory management strategies are undertaken by speech and language therapists with this patient population.

objectivesTo determine the efficacy of speech and language therapy interventions for adults with dysarthria following non-progressive brain damage. SEARCH STRATEGY: This review has drawn on the search strategies developed for the following Cochrane Groups as a whole: Stroke, Injuries, Movement Disorders and Infectious Diseases. Relevant trials were identified in the Specialised Registers of Controlled Trials (see Review Group details for more information). We also searched the trials register of the Cochrane Rehabilitation and Related Therapies Field. The Trials Registers were last searched in December 2001. The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (Cochrane Library 2002, Issue 1), MEDLINE (1966-December 2001), EMBASE (1980-December 2001), CINAHL (1983-December 2001), PsycINFO (1974-February 2002) and Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (1983-October 2001) were searched electronically. We handsearched the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders (1966-2002, Issue 1) and selected conference proceedings, and scanned the reference lists of relevant articles. Colleagues were approached to identify other possible published and unpublished studies. SELECTION CRITERIA: Unconfounded randomised controlled trials. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: One reviewer assessed trial quality. Two co-reviewers were available to examine any potential trials for possible inclusion in the review. MAIN

resultsNo trials of the required standard were identified. REVIEWER'S

conclusionsThere is no evidence of the quality required by this review to support or refute the effectiveness of Speech and Language Therapy interventions for dysarthria following non-progressive brain damage. There is an urgent need for good quality research in this area.

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Language TherapySpeech TherapyAdultBrain Injury, ChronicDysarthriaHumansStroke

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PMID12519567

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