Aphasia, Neurolinguistic And Follow up Study

Abstract

This work aimed to study a simplified Arabic bedside test of aphasia; kasr El - Eini Arabic Aphasia Test, aiming to be standardized , valid and reliable , to assess the language impairment of Egyptian aphasic patients . The study included 160 aphasia patients and 160 normal controls . The test assessed different language parameters affected in aphasia . The test distinguished aphasic from non- aphasic disturbance , identified the type of Aphasia, had high validity and reliability compared with other aphasia tests . Suicide ideation and quality of life in aphasia were also studied.