Journal
SEMINARS IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 231-241Publisher
THIEME MEDICAL PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660782
Keywords
primary progressive aphasia; assessment; diagnosis; dementia
Funding
- National Institutes of Health [NIDCD R01 DC016291, R03DC013403, NIDCD F31DC016229]
- Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer's Disease
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Speech-language pathologists play a crucial role in the assessment and treatment of individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The speech-language evaluation is a critical aspect of the diagnostic and rehabilitative process, informing differential diagnosis as well as intervention planning and monitoring of cognitive-linguistic status over time. The evaluation should include a thorough case history and interview and a detailed assessment of speech-language and cognitive functions, with tasks designed to detect core and associated deficits outlined in current diagnostic criteria. In this paper, we review assessments that can be utilized to examine communication and cognition in PPA, including general aphasia batteries designed for stroke and/or progressive aphasia as well as tests of specific cognitive-linguistic functions, including naming, object/person knowledge, single-word and sentence comprehension, repetition, spontaneous speech/language production, motor speech, written language, and nonlinguistic cognitive domains. The comprehensive evaluation can inform diagnostic decision making and facilitate planning of interventions that are tailored to the patient's current status and likely progression of deficits. As such, the speech-language evaluation allows the medical team to provide individuals with PPA and their families with appropriate recommendations for the present and the future.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available