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Behavioral Treatment for Speech and Language in Primary Progressive Aphasia and Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech: A Systematic Review

Neuropsychology Review, 2023
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS) are neurodegenerative syndromes characterized by progressive decline in language or speech.
L. Wauters, K. Croot, Heather R. Dial, Joseph R. Duffy, S. Grasso, Esther Kim, Kristin Schaffer Mendez, K. Ballard, H. Clark, Leeah Kohley, Laura L Murray, E. Rogalski, Mathieu Figeys, Lisa H Milman, Maya L. Henry   +14 more
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Longitudinal study of primary progressive aphasia in a patient with pathologically diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease involving the deposition of pathologic amyloid-β and tau protein in the cerebral cortex. Alzheimer’s disease is commonly characterized by progressive impairment of recent memory.
Masahiko Takaya, Kazunari Ishii, Kazumasa Saigoh, Osamu Shirakawa   +3 more
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Symptom‐led staging for semantic and non‐fluent/agrammatic variants of primary progressive aphasia

Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2023
Here we set out to create a symptom‐led staging system for the canonical semantic and non‐fluent/agrammatic variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA), which present unique diagnostic and management challenges not well captured by functional scales ...
Chris J D Hardy, C. Taylor-Rubin, Beatrice Taylor, E. Harding, Aida Suarez Gonzalez, Jessica Jiang, Laura Thompson, R. Kingma, Anthipa Chokesuwattanaskul, Ffion Walker, Suzie Barker, E. Brotherhood, C. Waddington, Olivia Wood, Nicola Zimmermann, N. Kupeli, Keir X. X. Yong, Paul M. Camic, Joshua Stott, Charles R. Marshall, N. Oxtoby, Jonathan D Rohrer, A. Volkmer, Sebastian J. Crutch, Jason D. Warren   +24 more
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Therapy of Primary Progressive Aphasia in Current Research

Listy klinicke logopedie, 2022
Primary progressive aphasia is a neurodegenerative clinical syndrome with predominant speech and language dysfunction. There are currently no curative or symptomatic pharmacological treatments. Speech and Language Therapy represents the optimum treatment
Simona Hlaváčová
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Results from a randomised controlled pilot study of the Better Conversations with Primary Progressive Aphasia (BCPPA) communication partner training program for people with PPA and their communication partners

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2023
Background There has been a growing focus on functional communication interventions for primary progressive aphasia (PPA). These interventions aim to support individuals to participate in life situations.
A. Volkmer, H. Walton, K. Swinburn, A. Spector, J. Warren, S. Beeke   +5 more
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Primary progressive aphasia with parkinsonism [PDF]

Movement Disorders, 2013
ABSTRACTA 65‐year‐old man presented with word‐finding difficulty and gait disturbance. His speech was nonfluent with word retrieval impairment and difficulties with sentence repetition. Other cognitive domains were intact initially. He developed asymmetrical bradykinesia, rigidity and a rest tremor.
Doherty, Karen M, Rohrer, Jonathan D, Lees, Andrew J, Holton, Janice L, Warren, Jason   +4 more
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Access, referral, service provision and management of individuals with primary progressive aphasia: A survey of speech-language therapists in Italy

International journal of language and communication disorders, 2023
Background and Objectives: In Italy, approximately 650 individuals receive a diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) every year. Unfortunately, the frequency with which patients are referred to speech-language services is suboptimal, likely due to
P. Battista, M. Piccininni, M. Montembeault, Annachiara Messina, B. Minafra, B. Miller, M. Henry, M. G. Gorno Tempini, S. Grasso   +8 more
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Bilingual Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Scoping Review of Assessment and Treatment Practices

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2023
Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by speech and/or language impairment with relatively spared cognition.
S. Grasso, Camille A Wagner Rodríguez, Núria Montagut Colomer, Sonia-Karin Marqués Kiderle, R. Sánchez-Valle, Miguel Ángel Santos Santos   +5 more
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“They are dealing with people’s lives…”: Diagnostic and post-diagnostic healthcare experiences in primary progressive aphasia

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2023
Purpose The healthcare experience is a multifaceted and varied process, particularly for people living with complex conditions such as primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Different experiences influence pathways through the health system, impacting client
Tisha Ho, A. Whitworth, D. Hersh, J. Cartwright   +3 more
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Less is more in language production: an information-theoretic analysis of agrammatism in primary progressive aphasia

Brain Communications, 2023
Agrammatism is a disorder of language production characterized by short, simplified sentences, the omission of function words, an increased use of nouns over verbs and a higher use of heavy verbs.
Neguine Rezaii, B. Ren, M. Quimby, D. Hochberg, B. Dickerson   +4 more
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