Abstract
During the three year period from 1983 to 1985, 83 patients with aphasia received language treatment in our hospital. To assess the prognosis of aphasia after discharge, we analyzed 62 cases whose family answered our family question (FQ) for the Test of Communication Abilities in Daily Living (CADL). The score of FQ and the performance of Standard Language Test of Aphasia (SLTA) showed a good correlation, especially in the score of the daily conversation (γ = 0.77, P < 0.001). We subdivided those cases into three groups (good, poor, bad) , according to the score of FQ. The group with good prognosis demonstrated high scores in writing, speaking and calculating, when comparing with that with poor prognosis.
