Delivering for aphasia.

Providing a quality service for people with aphasia is a primary goal of speech-language pathologists working with neurogenic communication disorders. This paper reviews what is known about the incidence and prevalence of aphasia and what services are provided for people with aphasia. On the basis of the stroke data, the incidence of aphasia in the developed world ranges between 0.

Has aphasia therapy been swallowed up?

Objective: To review the change in number of referrals to speech and language therapy for dysphasia and dysphagia over one decade.

Design: This retrospective study analyses data collected on an information system developed specifically for the use of speech and language therapists in the management of their services.

Setting: Eleven health care providers used the system between 1985 and 1995 and recorded details of 73758 patients referred to speech and language therapy during that period.