Fontoura, DeniseRodrigues, JaquelineMansur, LetíciaFernandes, Ana Maria Martins MonçãoSalles, Jerusa2018-02-262018-02-2620130124-1265PURE: 2977291PURE UUID: c25e7c4d-dcfe-49a9-b0fb-0027d31d14a4http://www.asoclatneuropsicologia.com/revista-1.htmlUID/EAT/00693/2013This study investigated the different performance of neuropsycholinguistic profiles in post-stroke patients in the left hemisphere (LH) with expressive aphasia, compared to healthy controls. We used the case-control study design with a sample consisting of 14 Brazilian adult patients (mean age 55.8; SD = 12.5), of both genders, with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in the LH and 16 healthy adults (mean age 56; SD = 10.9). All participants underwent neuropsycholinguistic evaluation. Statistically significant differences were found between the clinical group and the control group in the functions of attention, working memory, verbal episodic-semantic memory, constructive praxis, executive functions and expressive language skills. We concluded that the linguistic and non-linguistic cognitive skills and socio-demographic characteristics of the aphasic patients should be analyzed in detail to facilitate the development of more effective rehabilitation programs for aphasia.20330104engstrokeaphasianeuropsychologyassessmentcognitionjournal articlehttp://www.asoclatneuropsicologia.com/revista-1.html