Studies carried out on language disorders in cerebral degenerative diseases constitute an
important area of research in the history of neuropsychology. The language deficits shown …

In the literature on dementia the presence or absence of language deficits has come to
occupy a pivotal position with respect to certain nosological and nosographical issues …

The hypothesis that the language disorder in Alzheimer's disease (AD) depends on
degenerative brain changes in classical left-hemisphere language zones was tested by …

Language impairments have long been recognized as occurring in dementia of the
Alzheimer type but have only recently attracted more detailed attention. Some have …

Dementia of the Alzheimer type is a disorder of growing medical importance. As a
consequence of the increase in the proportion of the population comprised of elderly people …

Dementia is an etiologically nonspecific syndrome characterized by acquired persistent
disturbance of several areas of neuropsychological function. Once regarded as a syndrome …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible neuropathological disorder which
affects more than 2.5 million North Americans, middle aged and elderly, whose prevalence …

Once the victim of comparative neglect, the study of language in patients with dementia is
beginning to flourish. It is important for both practical and theoretical reasons. Language …

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of investigations concerned with
the language abilities of demented patients. These studies have suggested that the linguistic …

This chapter will look at language function, significant cognitive parameters of language,
and communication disability in a number of diseases which cause a dementia (except for …