Connected speech in neurodegenerative language disorders: a review
Language assessment has a crucial role in the clinical diagnosis of several
neurodegenerative diseases. The analysis of extended speech production is a precious …
neurodegenerative diseases. The analysis of extended speech production is a precious …
Automated classification of primary progressive aphasia subtypes from narrative speech transcripts
In the early stages of neurodegenerative disorders, individuals may exhibit a decline in
language abilities that is difficult to quantify with standardized tests. Careful analysis of …
language abilities that is difficult to quantify with standardized tests. Careful analysis of …
[HTML][HTML] Computer-based evaluation of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment patients during a picture description task
L Hernández-Domínguez, S Ratté… - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction We present a methodology to automatically evaluate the performance of
patients during picture description tasks. Methods Transcriptions and audio recordings of the …
patients during picture description tasks. Methods Transcriptions and audio recordings of the …
Do models of mental health based on social media data generalize?
Proxy-based methods for annotating mental health status in social media have grown
popular in computational research due to their ability to gather large training samples …
popular in computational research due to their ability to gather large training samples …
Proactive screening for depression through metaphorical and automatic text analysis
OBJECTIVE: Proactive and automatic screening for depression is a challenge facing the
public health system. This paper describes a system for addressing the above challenge …
public health system. This paper describes a system for addressing the above challenge …
Using narratives in differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative syndromes
Y Faroqi-Shah, A Treanor, NB Ratner, B Ficek… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Language decline has been associated with healthy aging and with various
neurodegenerative conditions, making it challenging to differentiate among these …
neurodegenerative conditions, making it challenging to differentiate among these …
Automatic identification of mild cognitive impairment through the analysis of Italian spontaneous speech productions
D Beltrami, L Calzà, G Gagliardi… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - aclanthology.org
This paper presents some preliminary results of the OPLON project. It aimed at identifying
early linguistic symptoms of cognitive decline in the elderly. This pilot study was conducted …
early linguistic symptoms of cognitive decline in the elderly. This pilot study was conducted …
Enriching complex networks with word embeddings for detecting mild cognitive impairment from speech transcripts
LB Santos, EA Corrêa Jr, ON Oliveira Jr… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2017 - arxiv.org
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a mental disorder difficult to diagnose. Linguistic
features, mainly from parsers, have been used to detect MCI, but this is not suitable for large …
features, mainly from parsers, have been used to detect MCI, but this is not suitable for large …
Idea density for predicting Alzheimer's disease from transcribed speech
Idea Density (ID) measures the rate at which ideas or elementary predications are
expressed in an utterance or in a text. Lower ID is found to be associated with an increased …
expressed in an utterance or in a text. Lower ID is found to be associated with an increased …
Evaluating progression of alzheimer's disease by regression and classification methods in a narrative language test in portuguese
Automated discourse analysis aiming at the diagnosis of language impairing dementias
already exist for the English language, but no such work had been done for Portuguese …
already exist for the English language, but no such work had been done for Portuguese …