The investigators propose a pilot crossover trial of 2 behavioral language treatments, with randomized order of treatments and blinded assessors, to determine if a therapy designed to stimulate right hemisphere functions (Producing Increasingly Complex Themes Using Right-hemisphere Engagement Implemented with Telemedicine - PICTURE IT; described below) is more effective in improving discourse than a published computer delivered lexical treatment (shown previously to improve naming) in subacute post-stroke aphasia.
Age range
18 Years – 99 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change in discourse content as assessed by z-score for the number of meaning-carrying units used in describing a picture
Timeframe: Baseline, 1 week after treatment