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- Title
Expert group meeting on aphasia: A report.
- Authors
Pauranik, Apoorva; George, Annamma; Sahu, Aparna; Nehra, Ashima; Paplikar, Avanthi; Bhat, Chitralekha; Krishnan, Gopee; Kaur, Harsimar; Saini, Jitendra; Suresh, P; Ojha, Pawan; Singh, Pinky; Sancheti, Pratap; Karanth, Prathibha; Mathuranath, P; Goswami, Satyapal; Chitnis, Sonal; Sundar, N; Alladi, Suvarna; Faroqi-Shah, Yasmeen
- Abstract
A multidisciplinary team of experts took stock of the current state of affairs about many aspects of aphasia in India, including community burden, diagnostic assessment, therapy, rehabilitation, research, education, and advocacy. The broad spectrum of aphasiology was matched by the types of participants ranging from neurologists, speech-language pathologists, clinical psychologists, linguists, to experts in neuroimaging and computer sciences. Threadbare discussion in 16 sessions over 3 days leads to the identification of pressing problems and possible solutions. Many action plans have been envisaged and recommendations made. A few examples with high priority are community-based and hospital-based study incidence and prevalence of aphasia, development of test batteries for the assessment of many components of speech and communication in Indian languages which are validated on rigorous psychometric, and linguistic criteria, national registry for aphasia, educational modules about aphasia for different target groups, resources for advocacy and its training, a bank of research questions and outlines of research protocols for young professionals to pursue. The expert group will continue to oversee execution of some of the actionable plans in short and long term.
- Subjects
INDIA; DIAGNOSIS of aphasia; APHASIA; HEALTH care teams; HEALTH promotion; MEETINGS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROLOGISTS; QUALITY assurance; SPEECH therapists; REHABILITATION of aphasic persons; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2019, Vol 22, Issue 2, p137
- ISSN
0972-2327
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/aian.AIAN_330_18