Assessment of language after stroke in adults in the state of Sergipe

Purpose to study the occurrence of language disorders in subjects who had suffered stroke from February to August 2012, under treatment at the center for education and health of Sergipe State, in the section of physiotherapy referral. The language evaluation was based on the Test of Rio de Janeiro (2005). Methods data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and probability through frequency distribution, calculation of mean, standard deviation and percentiles, Mann-Whitney U Test and Chi-Square. Results the sample was composed of 31 subjects, of both genders, aged in between 30 and 94 years. The data also showed that gender, education and age, influence test performance, verifying that the male subjects below 65 years and those with schooling above incomplete primary school level have higher scores. Conclusion the data show that a higher percentage of the sample has comprehension disorders, when compared to language expression disorders.