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                       physical status/needs, socialize, offer information about 
                       with the LightWRITER SL35 and wheelchair mount to secure 
                               messages). Communicate needs and ideas 
 Cognitive and neural substrates of written language comprehension and production. Typically, both oral and written language are affected, but occasionally only one modality of input or output is impaired. Frame clamp, GEWA Extrusion, 6", Tray Mount/Tube 
 Damasio AR.                               of message production.                               abilities showed moderate improvement. 							http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1732792?tool=bestpractice.com 2016;(6):CD000425.  ____________________ 
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 (KO547) DynaMyte Carrying Case (CC-DMYT)-to protect SGD 
                       for specific items.                       and apraxia of speech, the patient is judged to have minimal 
                         with out of town family members with min/mod verbal cues 
                               indicate the patient received approximately 1 hour 
                               answers personal yes/no questions with 100% accuracy 
 Bhogal SK, Teasell R, Speechley M. Intensity of aphasia therapy, impact on recovery. Aphasia: progress in the last quarter of a century. Patient 
 Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.                               without need for redirection by the therapist.                               on yes/no responses (slight nod and eye brows up 
                                to abbreviate messages.                         speech capability, Lightweight (e.g.                         vocabulary, Synthesized voice output/text to 
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                         and digitized messages in response to a realistic role-play 
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                       too limiting or when additional vocabulary pages were added, 
 Ochfeld E, Newhart M, Molitoris J, et al. Patient retains task instructions without 
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                       DynaMyte/DynaVox 3100, the Link, and the LightWRITER SL35.                       16 sessions). husband, daughter, 
                               of the patient's speech, medical diagnosis, and 
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 J Speech Hear Disord. It is typically due to ischemia in the posterior superior temporal cortex, in the distribution of the inferior division of the left MCA. Requires partner 
                               he can use when he obtains appropriate communication 
                       the device. Patient's primary means of communication are inconsistent 
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                         appointments.                               impact on the understandability of the messages 
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 acquired aphasia in children, the elderly and the head-injured, and recovery and rehabilitation.For the past twenty years, Spreen and Risser have episodically reviewed the state of aphasia assessment in contemporary clinical practice. Patient demonstrates severe visual field cut in lower right 
                         the inability to alter access methods, and the small visual 
 						[17]Elsner B, Kugler J, Pohl M, et al.                               Talker was operational, patient relied on the device 
 						 Larger randomized controlled trials are needed to determine whether these interventions have a significant benefit over speech and language therapy alone. 2017 Nov;17(11):1091-1107. https://www.doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2017.1373020, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28847186?tool=bestpractice.com.                       medical staff.                                   SPECS, 2 AbleNet Specs 
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 The patient understood the pros/cons 
 The patient's family has a laptop computer that 
 The patient relies on yes/no responses, 
 2007 Jul 10;69(2):200-13.                               to caregivers who are less familiar with his needs. The Aphasia Goal Pool. The patient is highly motivated to use 
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 Aphasia is a selective impairment of language or the cognitive processes that underlie language.                       receptive and severe expressive aphasia across all modalities 
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                                    situations, using various strategies to expedite 
                         messages (i.e.                               traditional speech language therapy immediately 
                       both a membrane keyboard and touch screen.                               and independent access, as well as to secure the 
                         nature of ALS, it is anticipated that Mrs. ___'s condition 
                       was conducted using an informal clinician-made task according 
                       12-point font and 1/2 inch symbols on SGDs. RRT declares that he has no competing interests. The patient also needed 
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                               right elbow and shoulder for internal and external 
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 2010 Feb;41(2):325-30. Does not require keyguard at this point in time. Brady MC, Kelly H, Godwin J, et al.                         with 80% accuracy (within 2 months), Membrane keyboard or touch screen 
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 2010 Feb;41(2):325-30. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828050, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20044520?tool=bestpractice.com. Minimum battery time 2-4 hours to 
 Patient referred to physical therapist 
                         regarding needs or structured conversational questions 
                               switch mounting systems (K0546) and switches (KO547) 
 Upon receipt of an SGD, treatment goals 
 Speech and language therapy for aphasia following stroke. Patient participated in trials with 
                       he demonstrated an ability to use the carrying case to transport 
 					                       to effectively use SGD to communicate functionally.                               to Seating Center for proper fitting.                       the use of the DynaMyte and demonstrates good entry-level 
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                         is operational in various locations and to minimize need 
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                         and categorical encoding, Minimum 50 levels on which to store 
                       functionally. Recalls symbol 
                       to develop speech. San Diego, CA: Academic Press; 1994:152-84. Patient is 
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                               Morse code.                               mastered Morse code skills. Possesses physical ability to independently 
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                       per display and ability to store 12 levels/displays.                       answers abstract yes/no questions with 100% accuracy and 
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 Given the patient's current status and progressive 
                       difficulty. Currently the patient is dependent 
                           Apraxia of Speech, Severe 
 [8]Hickok G, Poeppel D. The cortical organization of speech processing.                       understanding patient's needs and interests. The patient was introduced to 
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                         information to familiar partners on 8/10 opportunities 
                       be responsible for setting up the correct message level.                                   (to be met within 2 weeks). The Multimodal Communication Screening Task for Persons with Aphasia: Scoresheet and Instructions.                       and rate. Specific message needs include expressing 
 						https://www.doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2017.1373020 The SLP report forms the basis of the decision to fund an AAC device.                       will target use of multiple displays on SGD (6-8 symbols 
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                       novel messages during face-to-face conversations with husband, 
 Nonfluent aphasias encompass the regions anterior to the central sulcus: Transcortical motor aphasia with difficulty in initiating and organizing responses, but relatively preserved repetition, Mixed transcortical aphasia in which echolalia (repetition) is the only preserved language skill.                                as his primary means of communication. J Speech Lang Hear Res. Spontaneously uses vocabulary to answer questions or establish 
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                       MessageMate 40, and the DynaVox 3100c. Research on aphasia depends on these standardized tests. Research on aphasia depends on these standardized tests.                               his attention from generating complete text to simplifying 
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                               in oral motor function, however language and cognitive 
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 1982 Feb;47(1):93-6. Traditional Aphasia Therapy Aphasia is an acquired disorder of language. Mr. ____(Patient) is functionally non-speaking.                       frequency of his purposeful communication attempts, increases 
                       per display) in real-life situations to*: *The communication partner will consistently 
                       unclear and interfered with patient's symbol selection accuracy 
                           Clamp, Provide identifying/biographical 
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                       by medical personnel. Understands digitized 
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                         to familiar and unfamiliar partners on 8/10 opportunities 
 Lesions in the ventral stream disrupt word comprehension as well as sentence comprehension.                       on visual display. Patient is right hand dominant.                               40015 Sierra Hwy, Bldg B-145 FAX: (805) 266-8969
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                               caregivers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Example of individual with TBI Facility Name Department of Speech-Language Pathology Facility Address and Phone Numbers MEDICARE FUNDING REQUEST FOR SPEECH GENERATING DEVICE (SGD) I. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Patient's Name: John Doe Date of Birth: /00/00 Address:                       judged by appropriate responses and reactions to message 
                       frequencies from 500-4,000 HZ . The new cognitive neurosciences. 2016;(6):CD000425. Imitates monosyllabic words, with referent known, with 10% 
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                         vocabulary displays to be backed up and retrieved if necessary, ability to identify familiar photos 
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 						[9]Saur D, Kreher BW, Schnell S, et al.                       that convey needs/physical problems/ pain, greetings and 
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                               goals. AEH receives research grant support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is member of the Board of Directors of the World Stroke Association, receives payment from the American Heart Association for her role as Associate Editor of Stroke, and from Elsevier for her role as Associate Editor of Practice Update Neurology.                         during interactions with family, caregivers and medical 
 An update on medications and noninvasive brain stimulation to augment language rehabilitation in post-stroke aphasia.                       approaches are effective for calling attention and indicating 
                       who live out of state), and to a lesser extent, community.                         maintenance and operations of SGD (on-off, adjusting menu 
                                   accuracy (3 months).                             REQUEST 
                       experienced minimal improvements in functional communication 
                       assessment, daily communication needs, and functional communication 
                                   means to generate messages), auditory feedback. 							http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19004769?tool=bestpractice.com, Dorsal stream: a stream of processing that supports the interface between sensory-phonologic networks and motor-articulatory networks ("sound to speech"), from Heschl gyrus bilaterally through left supramarginal gyrus and inferior frontal gyrus. Currently, the patient is limited to communicating about 
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 LightWRITER SL35.                       stored on an SGD to answer conversational questions and 
                       required as ALS progresses (e.g.                                   message production, independently and with 100% 
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                       Family denies hearing problems 
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 They can be distinguished by evaluation of language (tests of word and sentence comprehension, naming, repetition, spontaneous speech, reading, and writing), as well as tests of articulation (tests assessing the strength, coordination, rate, and range of movement of the muscles of speech articulation) and motor speech programming. Benefits of the Assessment