Résumé
Aphasia refers to an acquired alteration of language due to an impairment of the language processing systems and/or the cognitive processes underlying them. It follows a brain injury, most often of vascular origin. Since the use of language involves the activation of a large neuroanatomical and cognitive network, speech therapy intervention with aphasic patients must take into consideration the cognitive mechanisms underlying the linguistic system. Because of the close link between the executive functions and language, it seems relevant to integrate executive training into speech therapy, in parallel to linguistic work.Based on these facts, we wanted to evaluate the effectiveness of a speech therapy intervention combining executive training and an anomia therapy (SFA) on naming and speech performance in chronic post-stroke aphasic patients. The aim was to compare the results of this intervention with those of anomia therapy alone. Significant effects of this intervention-carried out with seven post-stroke aphasic patients-combining linguistic and executive work, were observed on lexical and discursive processing levels compared to no executive training. However, further large-scale studies are needed to confirm these initial results.