Sentence comprehension in ageing and Alzheimer's disease

W van Boxtel, L Lawyer - Language and Linguistics Compass, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to correctly interpret complex syntax and long sentences is gradually impaired as
people age. Typical ageing is characterised by working memory deficits, which are thought …

Language differences among individuals with normal cognition, amnestic and non-amnestic MCI, and Alzheimer's disease

I Liampas, V Folia, R Morfakidou… - Archives of Clinical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective To investigate differences in language performance among older adults with
normal cognition (CN), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and Alzheimer's disease (ad) …

Exploring verbal fluency strategies among individuals with normal cognition, Amnestic and non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's Disease

S Bairami, V Folia, I Liampas, E Ntanasi, P Patrikelis… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: The present study explored the utilization of verbal fluency (VF)
cognitive strategies, including clustering, switching, intrusions, and perseverations, within …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing processing speed and its neural correlates in the three variants of primary progressive aphasia with a non-verbal tablet-based task

A Gajardo-Vidal, M Montembeault, DL Lorca-Puls… - Cortex, 2024 - Elsevier
Prior research has revealed distinctive patterns of impaired language abilities across the
three variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA): nonfluent/agrammatic (nfvPPA) …

AI‐based assessments of speech and language impairments in dementia

M Parsapoor - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advancements in the artificial intelligence (AI) domain have revolutionized the early
detection of cognitive impairments associated with dementia. This has motivated clinicians …

Episodic memory decline is associated with deficits in coherence of discourse

B Seixas-Lima, K Murphy, AK Troyer… - Cognitive …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates coherence of discourse in the production of autobiographical
narratives by individuals with aMCI. Autobiographical interviews were analyzed to determine …

Validation of the test for finding word retrieval deficits (WoFi) in detecting Alzheimer's disease in a naturalistic clinical setting

EZ Georgiou, M Skondra, M Charalampopoulou… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Detecting impaired naming capacity contributes to the detection of mild
(MildND) and major (MajorND) neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

The diagnostic value of language screening in primary progressive aphasia: Validation and application of the Sydney Language Battery

N Janssen, A Roelofs, E van den Berg… - Journal of Speech …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The three variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) differ in clinical
presentation, underlying brain pathology, and clinical course, which stresses the need for …

Comparing individuals with PPA to individuals with AD: Cognitive and Linguistic Profiles

N Karpathiou, M Kambanaros - Frontiers in Communication, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a degenerative condition characterized by the
progressive loss of language function. In PPA, aphasia is the most prominent deficit at onset …

Picture‐naming test for a linguistically diverse population with cognitive impairment and dementia

A Paplikar, F Varghese, S Alladi… - … journal of language …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Picture‐naming tests (PNTs) evaluate linguistic impairment in
dementia due to semantic memory impairment, impaired lexical retrieval or perceptual …