Bilingual aphasia treatment: Clinical recommendations regarding secondary language treatment, cross-language transfer, and the use of language brokers await additional research

Abstract

This review provides a summary and appraisal commentary on the treatment review by Faroqi-Shah, Y., Frymark, T., Mullen, R., & Wang, B. (2010). Effect of treatment for bilingual individuals with aphasia: A systematic review of the evidence. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 23, 319–341.

Source of funding and declaration of interests: The authors reported that this systematic review was supported by the ASHA’s National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders. It was reported that none of the authors received a paid consultancy or had any other conflict of interest or competing interests.

Declaration of interests: The commentary author has no conflicts of interest and is solely responsible for the content and writing of this structured abstract.