Primary progressive aphasia: a clinical approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s00415-018-8762-6
Abstract: The primary progressive aphasias are a heterogeneous group of focal ‘language-led’ dementias that pose substantial challenges for diagnosis and management. Here we present a clinical approach to the progressive aphasias, based on our experience of… read more here.
Keywords: progressive aphasia; clinical approach; primary progressive; aphasia clinical ... See more keywords
Primary Progressive Aphasia: Toward a Pathophysiological Synthesis
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DOI: 10.1007/s11910-021-01097-z
Abstract: Purpose of Review The term primary progressive aphasia (PPA) refers to a diverse group of dementias that present with prominent and early problems with speech and language. They present considerable challenges to clinicians and researchers.… read more here.
Keywords: variant ppa; ppa; primary progressive; progressive aphasia ... See more keywords
Data-driven classification of patients with primary progressive aphasia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2017.08.001
Abstract: Highlights • There is current controversy over how to classify PPA variants.• We used a k-means clustering algorithm, blind to diagnosis, to divide patients.• Patients grouped based on similarities in linguistic and neuropsychological profile.• One… read more here.
Keywords: classification patients; data driven; driven classification; patients primary ... See more keywords
Effects of concurrent action and object naming treatment on naming skills and functional brain activation patterns in primary progressive aphasia: An fMRI study with a case-series design
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2021.104950
Abstract: Individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) exhibit differential impairment patterns in noun and verb naming, but it remains unclear whether anomia treatment results in similar improvements in noun and verb naming. Therefore, we examined the… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; case series; naming skills; primary progressive ... See more keywords
Apathy and its impact on carer burden and psychological wellbeing in primary progressive aphasia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117007
Abstract: OBJECTIVE While patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) typically present with predominant language impairment, behavioural symptoms, such as apathy, are often under-recognised. We aimed to systematically characterise apathy across the three recognised subtypes of PPA,… read more here.
Keywords: progressive aphasia; carer burden; carer; burden psychological ... See more keywords
Reductions in GABA following a tDCS-language intervention for primary progressive aphasia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.03.011
Abstract: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has shown efficacy in augmenting the effects of language therapy in primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The mechanism of action of tDCS is not understood, but preliminary work in healthy adults… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; tdcs; primary progressive; progressive aphasia ... See more keywords
The Reliability of Telepractice Administration of the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised in Persons With Primary Progressive Aphasia.
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DOI: 10.1044/2021_ajslp-21-00150
Abstract: PURPOSE The use of telepractice in the field of communication disorders offers an opportunity to provide care for those with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (WAB-R) is used for differential diagnosis, to… read more here.
Keywords: administration; aphasia; wab; western aphasia ... See more keywords
"Please Don't Assess Him to Destruction": The R.A.I.S.E. Assessment Framework for Primary Progressive Aphasia.
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DOI: 10.1044/2022_ajslp-22-00122
Abstract: PURPOSE Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) assess people with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) through measurements of speech, language, communication, and well-being, with the aims of identifying challenges and strengths, monitoring change, and informing treatment directions and supports.… read more here.
Keywords: primary progressive; assessment; framework; ppa ... See more keywords
Speech Motor Profiles in Primary Progressive Aphasia.
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DOI: 10.1044/2023_ajslp-22-00319
Abstract: PURPOSE Previous research on motor speech disorders (MSDs) in primary progressive aphasia (PPA) has largely focused on patients with the nonfluent/agrammatic variant of PPA (nfvPPA), with few systematic descriptions of MSDs in variants other than… read more here.
Keywords: primary progressive; speech; speech motor; ppa ... See more keywords
Smartphone use as an efficient tool to improve anomia in primary progressive aphasia.
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DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2023.2181824
Abstract: Cognitive interventions are helpful in the non-pharmacological management of Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and other neurodegenerative disorders of cognition, by helping patients to compensate for their cognitive deficits and improve their functional independence. In this… read more here.
Keywords: primary progressive; anomia; progressive aphasia; smartphone use ... See more keywords
"They are dealing with people's lives…": Diagnostic and post-diagnostic healthcare experiences in primary progressive aphasia.
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DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2208311
Abstract: PURPOSE The healthcare experience is a multifaceted and varied process, particularly for people living with complex conditions such as primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Different experiences influence pathways through the health system, impacting client outcomes. To… read more here.
Keywords: primary progressive; healthcare experiences; diagnostic post; progressive aphasia ... See more keywords