Teresa Difonzo

Italian guidelines for speech and language therapy in patients with stroke or primary progressive aphasia. Recommendations from the Italian neuropsychological society

Background: Aphasia can be frequently observed after left hemisphere stroke, but also in neurodegenerative diseases, as in primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Aphasia strongly impacts on quality of life, and rehabilitation of People with Aphasia (PWA) presents clinicians with comp...

Italian norms for two brief visuospatial tests: Qualitative Scoring Pentagon Test and Benton Judgment of Line Orientation - Short Form

Visuospatial (VS) assessments, such as the pentagon copying task and the Benton Judgment of Line Orientation Test (BJLOT), are essential for diagnosing brain disorders. This study provides Italian regression-based norms for the Qualitative Scoring Pentagon Test (QSPT) and BJLOT-S...