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Logopenic and nonfluent variants of primary progressive aphasia are differentiated by acoustic measures of speech production [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Differentiation of logopenic (lvPPA) and nonfluent/agrammatic (nfvPPA) variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia is important yet remains challenging since it hinges on expert based evaluation of speech and language production.
A Bechara   +63 more
core   +3 more sources

Non-primary progressive language impairment in neurodegenerative conditions: protocol for a scoping review

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2021
Background Progressive language difficulties arise in many neurodegenerative conditions, causing significant impact upon patients and families. This occurs most obviously in primary progressive aphasia (PPA) but can also occur within other forms of ...
Sharon A. Savage   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Difficulties of clinical diagnosis in primary progressive aphasia. Clinical observation

open access: yesАнналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии, 2019
Primary progressive aphasia is a syndrome characterized by progressive speech dysfunction. There are three types of this condition. The first agrammatic type of primary progressive aphasia is typical for frontotemporal dementia and characterized by ...
Yevgeniy P. Barantsevich   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging studies of acquired apraxia of speech [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
A critical examination of speech motor control depends on an in-depth understanding of network connectivity associated with Brodmann areas 44 and 45 and surrounding cortices.
Ballard, Kirrie J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The ‘Better Conversations with Primary Progressive Aphasia (BCPPA)’ program for people with PPA (Primary Progressive Aphasia): protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study

open access: yesPilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Primary progressive aphasia is a language-led dementia, often associated with frontotemporal dementia. It presents as insidious deterioration of language skills (e.g.
Anna Volkmer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary progressive aphasia: analisys of 16 cases [PDF]

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2001
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is an intriguing syndrome, showing some peculiar aspects that differentiate it from classical aphasic pictures caused by focal cerebral lesions or dementia. The slow and progressive deterioration of language occurring in
Márcia Radanovic   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating Verbal Repetition in Persian-Speaking Patients with the Semantic Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia Compared to Healthy Individuals

open access: yesJournal of Modern Rehabilitation, 2023
Introduction: Language deficit is regarded as one of the most important hallmarks of primary progressive aphasia. This study aims to analyze the nature of verbal repetition ability in a group of patients suffering from the semantic variant of primary ...
Omid Azad
doaj   +1 more source

Value and efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in the rehabilitation of neurocognitive disorders: A critical review since 2000. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
open3siNon-invasive brain stimulation techniques, including transcranial direct current stimulation (t-DCS) have been used in the rehabilitation of cognitive function in a spectrum of neurological disorders.
Davide Cappon   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

"Doing the Best I Can": Qualitative Outcomes and Participant Feedback From a Combined Communication and Counselling Treatment for Primary Progressive Aphasia. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Lang Commun Disord
ABSTRACT Introduction There is a growing evidence base supporting the utility of restitutive speech‐language treatments for individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). In contrast, there is limited research investigating treatment approaches that offer counselling to this population.
Schaffer Mendez K   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Primary progressive aphasia [PDF]

open access: yesČeská a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie, 2020
Zsolt Cséfalvay   +5 more
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