Transcranial direct current stimulation paired with verb network strengthening treatment improves verb naming in primary progressive aphasia: a case series

SM Sheppard, EB Goldberg, R Sebastian… - American journal of …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: There are few evidence-based treatments for language deficits in primary
progressive aphasia (PPA). PPA treatments are often adopted from the poststroke aphasia …

Evaluating a maintenance-based treatment approach to preventing lexical dropout in progressive anomia

M Flurie, M Ungrady, J Reilly - Journal of speech, language, and hearing …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and the amnestic variant of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) are neurodegenerative conditions characterized by a profound loss of …

Conducting a virtual study with special considerations for working with persons with aphasia

A Doub, A Hittson, BC Stark - 2021 - ASHA
Purpose The use of technology (eg, telehealth) in clinical settings has rapidly increased, and
its use in research settings continues to grow. The aim of this report is to present one …

Preserving lexical retrieval skills across languages in a bilingual person with logopenic primary progressive aphasia

A Lerman, D Mais, Y Nissani, T Malcolm - Aphasiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The treatment of lexical retrieval in monolingual people with the logopenic
variant of primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA) has been observed to preserve or improve …

A window into functional communication: Leveraging naturalistic speech samples in primary progressive aphasia

J Gallée, A Volkmer - Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Naturalistic speech samples should be routinely collected in the assessment of
individuals with communication difficulties. However, even when these samples are …

[HTML][HTML] Poor performer: a distinct entity in cochlear implant users?

C Völter, K Oberländer, I Haubitz, R Carroll… - Audiology and …, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: Several factors are known to influence speech perception in cochlear implant
(CI) users. To date, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been fully clarified. Although …

Making the right connections: Maximizing lexical generalization in lexical impairments in primary progressive aphasia and Alzheimer's disease

A Beales, A Whitworth, J Cartwright… - American Journal of …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Positive intervention effects following lexical retrieval interventions are increasingly
reported with people with progressive language impairments; however, generalization of …

Lost for words: Perspectives and experiences of people with primary progressive aphasia and Alzheimer's disease and their families of participation in a lexical …

A Beales, K Bates, J Cartwright… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Previous qualitative research involving family members' experiences of living with
a person with dementia has consistently revealed themes of reduced connectedness and …

Baseline structural imaging correlates of treatment outcomes in semantic variant primary progressive aphasia

HR Dial, E Europa, SM Grasso, ML Mandelli… - Cortex, 2023 - Elsevier
Semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (svPPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by a loss of semantic knowledge in the context of anterior temporal lobe …

Smartphone use as an efficient tool to improve anomia in primary progressive aphasia

S Joubert, F Maquestiaux… - Neuropsychological …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cognitive interventions are helpful in the non-pharmacological management of Primary
progressive aphasia (PPA) and other neurodegenerative disorders of cognition, by helping …