Management of an aphasic-apraxic patient during the Covid-19 pandemic: a case report


Published: 30 December 2021
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  • A. Migliaccio Intercompany Rehabilitation Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • F. Ferretti Intercompany Rehabilitation Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • F. Palmisani Pediatric Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • E. Barberis Pediatric Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • T. Bolgeo Research Innovation Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • R. Di Matteo Research Innovation Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • M. Polverelli Intercompany Rehabilitation Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • F. Viazzi Research Innovation Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
  • A. Maconi Research Innovation Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Public Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.

Anarthria represents a very rare form of aphasia that is not associated with major motor impairments; the guidelines for aphasia indicate speech therapists to intervene quickly and intensively together with physiotherapists both in the acute and sub-acute phase during hospitalization in a second-level rehabilitation facility. However, if the motor impairment is not present or minimal, the choice to keep an anarthric patient in a rehabilitation facility for at least 4 weeks, instead of following him only in the out-patients clinic, has proved to be effective in terms of time and results.


Migliaccio, A., Ferretti, F., Palmisani, F., Barberis, E., Bolgeo, T., Di Matteo, R., Polverelli, M., Viazzi, F., & Maconi, A. (2021). Management of an aphasic-apraxic patient during the Covid-19 pandemic: a case report. Working Paper of Public Health, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/wpph.2021.9460

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