Analyses of elicited spoken discourse can identify mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and
Alzheimer's dementia (AD). Topic management, one feature of discourse defined as acts …

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is characterised by memory impairment that is
greater than would be expected for an individual's age and educational background …

Although subtle discourse declines in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have
been reported, heterogeneous measures and tasks among the MCI discourse studies have …

Purpose: We aimed to investigate:(1) the clinical, diagnostic value of a written discourse
task, and (2) the relationship between executive functions and written discourse within the …

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 …

Objectives This study applied the discourse task and related cognitive items of the Brief Test
of Cognitive-Communication Disorders (BCCD) to normal, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) …

Participants with a cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) present
with discourse impairments early within the disorder. These discourse impairment are …

Introduction The depiction of features in discourse production promotes accurate diagnosis
and helps to establish the therapeutic intervention in cognitive impairment and dementia …

A number of linguistic and cognitive deficits have been reported during the course of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its preceding stage of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), with …

The purpose of this study was two-fold: to explore the effect of discourse type on the
efficiency and effectiveness of expressive communication in individuals with MCI and early …