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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023 The semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia (svPPA), known also as “semantic dementia (SD),” is a neurodegenerative disorder that pertains to the frontotemporal lobar degeneration clinical syndromes. There is currently no approved pharmacological
Davide Norata +11 more
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Supporting User Participation in Local Policy Development: The Fife Dementia Strategy [PDF]
, 2012 This article reviews the consultation process during the development of a local dementia strategy. The processes of involvement by the range of stakeholders involved and how their different views shaped the strategy are considered.
Bradley, Brittany Ellis +2 more
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The degraded concept representation system in semantic dementia:damage to pan-modal hub, then visual spoke [PDF]
, 2012 The core clinical feature of semantic dementia is a progressive yet selective degradation of conceptual knowledge. Understanding the cognitive and neuroanatomical basis for this deficit is a key challenge for both clinical and basic science.
Hoffman, Paul; id_orcid +5 more
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Olfactory impairment in frontotemporal dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2019 . Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) presents clinically in three variants: one behavioral and two with progressive primary aphasia - non-fluent/agrammatic and semantic. Defined by the degenerative process and cerebral atrophy, olfactory dysfunction occurs in
Maren de Moraes e Silva +7 more
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Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 2020 Objectives: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) syndromes are a complex group of disorders characterised by profound changes in behaviour and cognition. Many of the observed behavioural abnormalities are now recognised to be due to impaired social cognition ...
Faheem Arshad +12 more
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The impact of location on satisfaction with dementia services amongst people with dementia and their informal carers: a comparative evaluation of a community-based and a clinic-based memory service [PDF]
, 2007 Background: The development of effective medication for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease led to an expansion in the use of memory clinics ther clinic-based services for the delivery and monitoring of the drugs.
Gibson, Grant +3 more
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How does linguistic knowledge contribute to short-term memory?:Contrasting effects of impaired semantic knowledge and executive control [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Linguistic knowledge makes an important contribution to verbal STM. Some theories, including Baddeley's original conception of the episodic buffer, hold that harnessing linguistic knowledge to support STM is executively demanding.
Jefferies, E. +13 more
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Brain Sciences, 2023 The concreteness effect (CE), namely a better performance with concrete compared to abstract concepts, is a constant feature in healthy people, and it usually increases in persons with aphasia (PWA).
Martina Mancano, Costanza Papagno
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Semantic dementia: Brazilian study of nineteen cases
Dementia & NeuropsychologiaThe term semantic dementia was devised by Snowden et al. in 1989 and nowadays, the semantic dementia syndrome is recognized as one of the clinical forms of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and is characterized by a language semantic disturbance ...
Mirna Lie Hosogi Senaha +3 more
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2018 Introduction Apraxia is common in neurodegenerative dementias but underrepresented in clinical workup for differential diagnoses. Methods Praxis‐profiles were assessed with the Dementia Apraxia Test in 93 patients with early stages of biologically ...
Andreas Johnen +4 more
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