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The Use of Brain Computer Interface in the Intervention of People with Post-Str...

Introduction: Post-stroke aphasia has a significant impact on the quality of life of the person with this disorder and on the resources required in the health sector. There has been growing interest in investigating new intervention methodologies, such as those that integrate brain computer interface (BCI) technology. The aim of this paper is to analyse how the use of this technology in a therapeutic context ca...

Prophylactic swallowing exercises in patients with head and neck cancer: system...

Introduction: Swallowing disorders are common after treatment for head andneck cancer. Exercises for the recovery of swallowing functions are important,but their prophylactic use is still poorly studied. Objective: To analyze the use ofprophylactic swallowing exercises in people with head and neck cancer undergoing (neo)adjuvant treatment with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Methods: Studies were retrieved fr...

Dysphagia in Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review

Abstract. Dysphagia is described as a highly relevant comorbidity of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, there is a scarcity of studies aiming at the characteristics and progression of dysphagia. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the specific characteristics, progression, and prevalence of dysphagia in AD. Methods: Publications were searched in the PubMed (MEDLINE), EBSCO, ScienceDirect, and...

Feeding problems in children with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review

Feeding problems are often associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders. However, many terms are used to describe these problems with a lack of consensus between authors. This systematic review critically examines the available scientific literature on the most commonly described characteristics of feeding disorders among children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The literature was evaluated according to PRISMA sta...

Research practices of the speech- language pathologist in Portugal: needs, barr...

Introdução: A necessidade e o interesse na investigação pelos Terapeutas da Fala (TFs) tem sido crescente. Objetivos: (i) caracterizar o nível de autonomia atual dos TFs em Portugal em investigação científica; (ii) caracterizar o nível de autonomia desejado dos TFs em Portugal em investigação científica; (iii) caracterizar as necessidades de formação assim como identificar as barreiras e facilitadores de prátic...

Lateralization of the visual word form area in patients with alexia after stroke

Background Knowledge of the process by which visual information is integrated into the brain reading system promotes a better understanding of writing and reading models. Objective This study aimed to use functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to explore whether the Blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) contrast imaging patterns, of putative cortical region of the Visual Word Form Area (VWFA), are distinct ...

Communication of mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units

Objective: The aim of this study was to translate and culturally and linguistically adapt the Ease of Communication Scale and to assess the level of communication difficulties for patients undergoing mechanical ventilation with orotracheal intubation, relating these difficulties to clinical and sociodemographic variables. Methods: This study had three stages: (1) cultural and linguistic adaptation of the Ease o...

“To talk or not to talk”- an rTMS study about naming during stimulation

Fundamentos e aplicabilidade clínica da estimulação magnética transcraniana na ...

A recuperação após um Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) é baseada nos mecanismos de plasticidade neuronal e na forma como o sistema nervoso central se reorganiza para compensar a perda das áreas afetadas. Neste contexto específico, as técnicas de neuromodulação, onde se enquadra a Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana (EMT), têm tido avanços promissores e suscitado grande interesse por parte da comunidade científi...

Action verbal fluency in Parkinson’s patients

We compared the performance of 31 non-demented Parkinson´s disease (PD) patients to 61 healthy controls in an action verbal fluency task. Semantic and phonemic fluencies, cognitive impairment and behavioural dysfunction were also assessed. The mean disease duration of PD was 9.8 years (standard deviation (SD) = 6.13). There were no age (U = 899.5, p = 0.616), gender(chi-square = 0.00, p = 1.00) or literacy (U =...