Cognitive assessment tools in patients with post-stroke aphasia / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Language is an unique complex psychological activity of human beings.Language barrier is a decline of effective activities and interactions in supporting the cognitive process of language behavior.Cognitive function is affected to a certain degree in patients with post-stroke aphasia.Therefore,accurately identifying these cognitive impairments contribute to the treatment and rehabilitation of the patients with aphasia.The assessment of the severity of cognitive impairment needs to use the cognitive assessment scales.This article reviews the cognitive assessment scales that are applicable for patients with post-stroke aphasia.