Primary progressive aphasia: six questions in search of an answer

CRS Belder, CR Marshall, J Jiang, S Mazzeo… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Here, we review recent progress in the diagnosis and management of primary progressive
aphasia—the language-led dementias. We pose six key unanswered questions that …

A Review on Music Interventions for Frontotemporal Aphasia and a Proposal for Alternative Treatments

V Spinosa, A Vitulli, G Logroscino, E Brattico - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease, characterized by
behavioral and language impairments. Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is the linguistic …

'Like going into a chocolate shop, blindfolded': What do people with primary progressive aphasia want from speech and language therapy?

M Loizidou, E Brotherhood, E Harding… - … Journal of Language …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of language‐led
dementias. PPAs are complex, diverse and difficult to diagnose, and therefore conventional …

“They are dealing with people's lives…”: Diagnostic and post-diagnostic healthcare experiences in primary progressive aphasia

T Ho, A Whitworth, D Hersh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The healthcare experience is a multifaceted and varied process, particularly for
people living with complex conditions such as primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Different …

“Please Don't Assess Him to Destruction”: The RAISE Assessment Framework for Primary Progressive Aphasia

J Gallée, J Cartwright, A Volkmer, A Whitworth… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) assess people with primary progressive
aphasia (PPA) through measurements of speech, language, communication, and well …

Better conversations: a language and communication intervention for aphasia in posterior cortical atrophy

A Volkmer, C Farrington-Douglas, S Crutch, S Beeke… - Neurocase, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) describes a neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by
progressive difficulties in cortical visual and other posterior cortical functions consistent with …

How do speech and language therapists enact aphasia psychosocial support in Ireland? A cross‐sectional online survey informed by normalization process theory

MX Manning, C Cleary… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Supporting psychosocial well‐being in aphasia is necessarily person‐centred,
interdisciplinary and coordinated. Shortcomings in such support are described in Ireland …

The use of virtual nominal groups in healthcare research: An extended scoping review

SH Lee, O Ten Cate, M Gottlieb, T Horsley, B Shea… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) is a consensus group method used to
synthesize expert opinions. Given the global shift to virtual meetings, the extent to which …

Role of the speech-language therapist/pathologist in primary progressive aphasia

J Gallée, A Volkmer - Neurology: Clinical Practice, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
In recent years, the role of the speech-language therapist/pathologist (SLT/P) has become
increasingly established in the assessment, care, and management of primary progressive …

Access, referral, service provision and management of individuals with primary progressive aphasia: A survey of speech‐language therapists in Italy

P Battista, M Piccininni, M Montembeault… - … journal of language …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives In Italy, approximately 650 individuals receive a
diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) every year. Unfortunately, the frequency …