Insights into recurrent perseverative errors in aphasia: A case series approachFootnote

We would like to thank KCC, KVH, DRS, SMM, and TOW, the participants with aphasia, for their enthusiasm and hours of hard work. Thank you to the War Memorial Hospital and the Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney for allowing us to use clients from their centres. Finally, we would also like to thank Professor David Howard for his statistical support. During the preparation of this paper, Dr Lyndsey Nickels was funded by an Australian Research Council QE2 Fellowship.

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