Language assessment has a crucial role in the clinical diagnosis of several
neurodegenerative diseases. The analysis of extended speech production is a precious …

Introduction: The neuropsychological profile of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
and Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia includes a history of decline in memory and other …

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) manifests as memory impairment in the absence of
dementia and progresses to Alzheimer's disease (AD) at a rate of around 15% per annum …

Background: The discovery of early, non-invasive biomarkers for the identification of
“preclinical” or “pre-symptomatic” Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is a key issue in …

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a form of dementia that affects the memory, cognition, and motor
skills of patients. Extensive research has been done to develop accessible, cost-effective …

The language changes that occur over the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can impact
communication abilities and have profound functional consequences. Picture description …

This paper reports on four temporal parameters of spontaneous speech in three stages of
Alzheimer's disease (mild, moderate, and severe) compared to age-matched normal …

Patients with degenerative dementia often show language disorders, but little is known
about their verbal (VC) and non-verbal communication (NVC). Our aim was to analyse VC …

Recent work has indicated the potential utility of automated language analysis for the
detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Most studies combining language processing …

Background: Neurodegenerative syndromes are associated with varying degrees of
language impairment. Connected speech analysis provides the most realistic measure of …