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Lexical Decision Task for Studying Written Word Recognition in Adults with and without Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment
Published on: June 25, 2019
[Are language disorders in Alzheimer's disease simply aphasia?]
Cyril Hazif-Thomas1, Philippe Thomas2
1Intersecteur de psychiatrie de la personne âgée, EA 4686 éthique, professionnalisme et santé, CHRU de Brest, route de Ploudalmezeau, 29820 Bohars, France.
Abstract:
Alzheimer's disease is accompanied by gradual aphasia, becoming more severe when the cognitive disorders are more marked. However, the quality of care provided to the patient can modulate the evolution of these language difficulties. Aphasia is linked to a human communication deficiency and can be limited by taking into account the phatic function of language to keep the channels of communication open.
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