Semantic variant primary progressive aphasia: Practical recommendations for treatment from 20 years of behavioural research

A Suárez-González, SA Savage, N Bier, ML Henry… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
People with semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (svPPA) present with a
characteristic progressive breakdown of semantic knowledge. There are currently no …

Symptom‐led staging for semantic and non‐fluent/agrammatic variants of primary progressive aphasia

CJD Hardy, C Taylor‐Rubin, B Taylor… - Alzheimer's & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
INTRODUCTION Here we set out to create a symptom‐led staging system for the canonical
semantic and non‐fluent/agrammatic variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA), which …

Verbal short-term memory disturbance in the primary progressive aphasias: Challenges and distinctions in a clinical setting

D Foxe, SC Cheung, NJ Cordato, JR Burrell… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Impaired verbal 'phonological'short-term memory is considered a cardinal feature of the
logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia (lv-PPA) and is assumed to underpin most …

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 …

Group interventions for people with primary progressive aphasia and their care partners: Considerations for clinical practice

A Volkmer, A Hausmann, A Paplikar… - Neuropsychological …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of language-led dementias. Speech
and language therapy is the main available intervention for people with PPA. Despite best …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Symptom-led staging for primary progressive aphasia

CJD Hardy, C Taylor-Rubin, B Taylor, E Harding… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The primary progressive aphasias (PPA) present complex and diverse challenges of
diagnosis, management and prognosis. A clinically-informed, syndromic staging system for …

The neural substrates of transdiagnostic cognitive-linguistic heterogeneity in primary progressive aphasia

S Ramanan, AD Halai, L Garcia-Penton… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Clinical variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) are diagnosed based on
characteristic patterns of language deficits, supported by corresponding neural changes on …

Treatment of primary progressive aphasia by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Y Huang, Y Tan, H Hao, J Li, C Liu, Y Hu, Y Wu… - Journal of Neural …, 2023 - Springer
To evaluate the efficacy of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
(rTMS) in patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). In this randomized, double-blind …

Phase I trial of the MuSic to CONnect (MuSiCON) protocol: feasibility and effect of choir participation for individuals with cognitive impairment

P Monroe, M Halaki, G Luscombe, F Kumfor… - Brain …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background: Individuals living in residential aged care facilities with cognitive decline are at
risk of social isolation and decreased wellbeing. These risks may be exacerbated by decline …