[Logopedic considerations in the diagnosis and therapy of aphasia patients following stroke]

It was observed that one-third of all patients suffer from aphasic disturbances following cerebrovascular insult. Therefore, there is a need for special logopedic diagnostics and treatment in the framework of the complex rehabilitation program. From a practical point of view, the following diagnostic and/or therapeutic methods have proved successful: --the Aachen aphasia test; --stimulation treatment, circuitous methods, and compensatory techniques. It was proven that by a special logopedic therapy an obvious improvement of the different aphasia forms has been achieved.