Setting a research agenda for the assessment and treatment of aphasia in minority languages

Ana Matić; Marie Pourquié; Monica Norvik; Jelena Kuvač Kraljević; Hanne Gram Simonsen; Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro; Valantis Fyndanis; Amaia Munarriz-Ibarrola; Eva Soroli; Anthony Pak-Hin Kong; Javad Anjum; Niharika M.K; Wei Ping Sze; Io Salmons; Anna Gavarró; Adrià Rofes; Ritienne Grima; Gregoire Python; Reem S.W. Alyahya; Maria Kambanaros; Maria Garraffa; Semra Selvi-Balo; Britta Biedermann; Kati Renvall; Mohamed Taiebine; Michal Biran; Ayesha Areej; Suzan Dilara Scheffer; Nour Ezzedine; Brooke Hallowell; Stefanie Keulen; Mira Goral; Claudia Peñaloza; Seçkin Arslan

doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2026.02.013

Setting a research agenda for the assessment and treatment of aphasia in minority languages

Ana Matić
, Marie Pourquié
, Monica Norvik
, Jelena Kuvač Kraljević
, Hanne Gram Simonsen
, Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro
, Valantis Fyndanis
, Amaia Munarriz-Ibarrola
, Eva Soroli
, Anthony Pak-Hin Kong
, Javad Anjum
, Niharika M.K
, Wei Ping Sze
, Io Salmons
, Anna Gavarró
, Adrià Rofes
, Ritienne Grima
, Gregoire Python
, Reem S.W. Alyahya
, Maria Kambanaros

Maria Garraffa, Semra Selvi-Balo, Britta Biedermann, Kati Renvall, Mohamed Taiebine, Michal Biran, Ayesha Areej, Suzan Dilara Scheffer, Nour Ezzedine, Brooke Hallowell, Stefanie Keulen, Mira Goral, Claudia Peñaloza, Seçkin Arslan

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Abstract

The aim of this position article is to establish the state of affairs in aphasia assessment and treatment in individuals who speak minority languages. This article reports on recommendations from a panel of experts working with individuals with aphasia in a variety of languages to develop a research agenda for aphasia assessment and treatment in minority languages. Members of Working Group 2 (Aphasia Assessment and Outcomes) of the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (CATs) were invited to respond to a short online agenda-setting questionnaire and to discuss issues regarding this topic. The panel of experts then refined the responses and recommendations into future research themes and objectives. Seven priority themes were identified: Definitions, Tools, Research Practices, Treatment, Speech and language pathology (SLP) Training, Societal Impact, and Norms. In the EU alone, about 60 minority/regional languages are spoken by around 40 million people. Considering increasing caseloads and a lack of clinical tools for speakers of minority languages, this research agenda has an important impact for future research and clinical advancements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-26
Number of pages	14
Journal	Cortex
Volume	198
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2026.02.013
State	Published - May 2026
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Aphasia
Assessment
Minority languages
Treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

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Matić, A., Pourquié, M., Norvik, M., Kuvač Kraljević, J., Gram Simonsen, H., Martínez-Ferreiro, S., Fyndanis, V., Munarriz-Ibarrola, A., Soroli, E., Pak-Hin Kong, A., Anjum, J., M.K, N., Sze, W. P., Salmons, I., Gavarró, A., Rofes, A., Grima, R., Python, G., Alyahya, R. S. W., ... Arslan, S. (2026). Setting a research agenda for the assessment and treatment of aphasia in minority languages. Cortex, 198, 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2026.02.013

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