Behavioral treatment for speech and language in primary progressive Aphasia and primary progressive Apraxia of speech: A systematic review

LD Wauters, K Croot, HR Dial, JR Duffy… - Neuropsychology …, 2023 - Springer
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS) are
neurodegenerative syndromes characterized by progressive decline in language or speech …

Speech and language therapy approaches to managing primary progressive aphasia

A Volkmer, E Rogalski, M Henry, C Taylor-Rubin… - Practical …, 2020 - pn.bmj.com
The term primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of neurodegenerative
disorders with predominant speech and language dysfunction as their main feature. There …

Treatment for word retrieval in semantic and logopenic variants of primary progressive aphasia: Immediate and long-term outcomes

ML Henry, HI Hubbard, SM Grasso, HR Dial… - Journal of Speech …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose Recent studies confirm the utility of speech-language intervention in primary
progressive aphasia (PPA); however, long-term outcomes, ideal dosage parameters, and …

Retraining speech production and fluency in non-fluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia

ML Henry, HI Hubbard, SM Grasso, ML Mandelli… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The non-fluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA) presents with a
gradual decline in grammar and motor speech resulting from selective degeneration of …

Principles and philosophies for speech and language therapists working with people with primary progressive aphasia: an international expert consensus

A Volkmer, J Cartwright, L Ruggero… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a language-led dementia associated with
Alzheimer's pathology and fronto-temporal lobar degeneration. Multiple tailored speech and …

Investigating the utility of teletherapy in individuals with primary progressive aphasia

HR Dial, HA Hinshelwood, SM Grasso… - … Interventions in Aging, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by progressive deterioration of speech and language. A growing body of …

Nosology of primary progressive aphasia and the neuropathology of language

MM Mesulam, C Coventry, EH Bigio, C Geula… - … : Emerging milestones of …, 2021 - Springer
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a dementia syndrome associated with several
neuropathologic entities, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and all major forms of …

Positive effects of language treatment for the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia

PM Beeson, RM King, B Bonakdarpour… - Journal of Molecular …, 2011 - Springer
Despite considerable recent progress in understanding the underlying neurobiology of
primary progressive aphasia (PPA) syndromes, relatively little attention has been directed …

Speech and language therapy for primary progressive aphasia: Referral patterns and barriers to service provision across the UK

A Volkmer, A Spector, JD Warren, S Beeke - Dementia, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To assess the extent of UK speech and language therapy engagement in
assessment and management of primary progressive aphasia, determine the factors …

Impairment‐and activity/participation‐directed interventions in progressive language impairment: Clinical and theoretical issues

K Croot, L Nickels, F Laurence, M Manning - Aphasiology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There is a broad constellation of clinical syndromes in which the most
prominent initial and ongoing symptom is deterioration in spoken or receptive language …