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Clustering and Switching Strategies in Verbal Fluency Tasks: Comparison between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Healthy Controls [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, 2019
Background: Recent studies have demonstrated that ALS patients suffer from cognitive and language impairments. One of the most striking and consistent cognitive dysfunctions in these patients is verbal fluency deficits.
Najme Mardani, Nahid Jalilevand, Mona Ebrahimipour, Mohammad Kamali   +3 more
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Declining verbal fluency after DBS in Parkinson's disease: Mental speed or executive dysfunction?

Journal of Parkinson’s Disease
Background Despite the frequent decline in verbal fluency after STN-DBS surgery, the cause of decline remains unclear. Objective This study investigates whether mental speed and executive dysfunctions are underlying mechanisms of the phonemic verbal ...
Vivianne H. M. Pennings, Esmée Verwijk, Rob M. A. de Bie, Rick Schuurman, Gert J. Geurtsen   +4 more
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Verbal fluency as a possible predictor for psychosis

European Psychiatry, 2010
AbstractBackgroundNeurocognitive abnormalities are prevalent in both first episode schizophrenia patients and in ultra high risk (UHR) patients.AimTo compare verbal fluency performance at baseline in UHR in patients that did and did not make the transition to psychosis.MethodBaseline verbal fluency performance in UHR-patients (n = 47) was compared to ...
Becker, H. E., Nieman, D. H., Dingemans, P. M., van de Fliert, J. R., de Haan, L., Linszen, D. H.   +5 more
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CSF Monoamine Metabolites and Cognitive Trajectory in Early Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Imaging and postmortem studies indicate that abnormalities in monoaminergic neurotransmission contribute to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it remains uncertain if cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolites can serve as biomarkers of cognitive decline in early PD.
Jing‐Yu Shao, Rong Li, Yu‐Xiang Jiao, Kai Ma, Hong‐Qi Yang, Zheng‐Yu Sun, Jie‐Wen Zhang, Shuai Chen   +7 more
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Verbal fluency performance across different neurological disorders: A preliminary investigation [PDF]

Specijalna Edukacija i Rehabilitacija
Introduction. Language disorders can arise as a consequence of various neurological conditions, affecting communication and cognitive functioning. Aim.
Paunović Verica M., Vuković Mile G.
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Advancing Age Modulates Associations Between Cognitive Impairment and Brain Volumes in Early MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), but manifestations following the first demyelinating event are relatively unexplored. We investigated cross‐sectional associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–derived brain volumes and the presence of cognitive impairment outcomes five years after the first ...
Piriyankan Ananthavarathan, Marco Pitteri, Michael Foster, Sara Collorone, Sara Salama, Elisa Colato, Ferran Prados, Baris Kanber, Marios Yiannakas, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler‐Kingshott, Indran Davagnanam, Frederik Barkhof, Declan Chard, Olga Ciccarelli, Ahmed Toosy   +14 more
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The Linguistic and Cognitive Effects of a One-Week Online Italian Language Course: A Pilot Study

Journal of the European Second Language Association
This pilot study examined whether one week of intensive online Italian instruction could yield significant changes in bilinguals’ verbal fluency skills in their second language (L2) (Italian) and first language (L1) (English), as well as in attentional ...
Mattia Zingaretti, Roberta Spelorzi, Taranjit K. Sohanpaul, Antonella Sorace   +3 more
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Worsening of Verbal Fluency After Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: A Focused Review

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2017
Worsening of verbal fluency after treatment with deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease patients is one of the most often reported cognitive adverse effect. The underlying mechanisms of this decline are not well understood.
Andreas Højlund, Mikkel V. Petersen, Kousik Sarathy Sridharan, Karen Østergaard   +3 more
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Comparing the Effect of Semi‐Immersive Virtual Reality, Computerized Cognitive Training, and Traditional Rehabilitation on Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive impairment is a common non‐motor symptom in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), negatively affecting autonomy and Quality of Life (QoL). Innovative rehabilitation strategies, such as semi‐immersive virtual reality (VR) and computerized cognitive training (CCT), may offer advantages over traditional cognitive rehabilitation (TCR ...
Maria Grazia Maggio, Desiree Latella, Lilla Bonanno, Paulo Cezar Rocha dos Santos, Marcos Maldonado‐Díaz, Meir Plotnik, Rosaria De Luca, Angelo Quartarone, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò   +8 more
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Fluência verbal e variáveis sociodemográficas no processo de envelhecimento: um estudo epidemiológico Verbal fluency and sociodemographic variables in the aging process: an epidemiological study

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2011
A fluência verbal é um marcador das funções executivas, envolvendo a capacidade de busca e recuperação de dados, habilidades de organização, autorregulação e memória operacional.
Thaís Bento Lima da Silva, Mônica Sanches Yassuda, Vanessa Valente Guimarães, Alex Antônio Florindo   +3 more
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