Aphasia medical therapy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It’s easy! Click here to learn about editing.

Pharmacotherapy can be directed at the underlying cause:

• IV acyclovir (viral encephalitis)
• Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (dementia)
• Anticoagulation (embolic stroke)
• Antiplatelet therapy (thrombotic stroke)
• IV lorazepam, anticonvulsants (status epilepticus)
• IV or oral benzodiazepines (dissociative state)

• Speech therapy
• Treatment of the underlying cause