Volume 13, Number 1, Spring 2018African Americans and Aphasia: A 25 Year Review AUTHOR:
ABSTRACT Aphasia is a devastating communication disorder that commonly occurs after stroke and reduces the quality of life of the stroke survivor. There is considerable concern that racial-ethic disparities in aphasia outcomes may exist with worse outcomes among African Americans that parallel worse general stroke outcomes. To date, there have been few attempts to organize and explore the aphasia literature to better understand the impact of aphasia in African Americans. Therefore, the objective of this review was to examine research in African Americans with aphasia over a 25 year period to organize the findings, further discussion, and stimulate research. DOI: DOWNLOAD FULL ARTICLE |