Current state and future directions in the therapy of ALS

L Tzeplaeff, S Wilfling, MV Requardt, M Herdick - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder
affecting upper and lower motor neurons, with death resulting mainly from respiratory failure …

Measuring up to speech intelligibility

N Miller - International Journal of Language & Communication …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Improvement or maintenance of speech intelligibility is a central aim in a whole range of
conditions in speech–language therapy, both developmental and acquired. Best clinical …

Effects of singing on voice, respiratory control and quality of life in persons with Parkinson's disease

EL Stegemöller, H Radig, P Hibbing… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Interventions focused on singing may provide additional benefits to established
voice and respiratory therapies, due to their greater emphasis on the respiratory muscle …

Speech and language therapy for primary progressive aphasia: Referral patterns and barriers to service provision across the UK

A Volkmer, A Spector, JD Warren, S Beeke - Dementia, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To assess the extent of UK speech and language therapy engagement in
assessment and management of primary progressive aphasia, determine the factors …

Achieving participation-focused intervention through shared decision making: Proposal of an age-and disorder-generic framework

C Baylor, M Darling-White - American Journal of Speech-Language …, 2020 - ASHA
Introduction The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health calls on speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to provide care that …

Why is measuring communication difficult? A critical review of current speech pathology concepts and measures

S Barnes, S Bloch - Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Human society is organised through communicative interactions between co-present
people. Speech pathology (SP) assessment and intervention strategies aim to access these …

[图书][B] Language in dementia

L Cummings - 2020 - books.google.com
Dementia is a devastating condition, with profound cognitive changes affecting every aspect
of an individual's functioning. The loss of communication is one symptom above others that …

Speech and language therapy for primary progressive aphasia across the UK: A survey of current practice

A Volkmer, A Spector, JD Warren… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a heterogeneous group of
language‐led dementias. People with this type of dementia are increasingly being referred …

Assessment and diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder: The experiences of speech and language therapists

S Thomas, J Schulz, N Ryder - Autism & Developmental …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background For many years research and practice have noted the impact of the
heterogeneous nature of Developmental Language Disorder (also known as language …

From speech acoustics to communicative participation in dysarthria: Toward a causal framework

SA Borrie, CJ Wynn, V Berisha, TS Barrett - Journal of Speech, Language …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: We proposed and tested a causal instantiation of the World Health Organization's
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework, linking …