Background: Neurodegenerative syndromes are associated with varying degrees of
language impairment. Connected speech analysis provides the most realistic measure of …

Background: Studies of connected speech of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD)
report significant impairments relative to the language of cognitively intact participants …

Although an insidious history of episodic memory difficulty is a typical presenting symptom of
Alzheimer's disease, detailed neuropsychological profiling frequently demonstrates deficits …

Introduction: The neuropsychological profile of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
and Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia includes a history of decline in memory and other …

Background: The importance of connected speech analysis in the diagnosis and further
classification of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is becoming apparent. However …

Background: Connected speech (CS) deterioration appears early in the progression to
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). As such, CS assessment …

Objective: The aim of the present study was to quantify the semantic content of connected
speech produced by patients at a uniformly early stage of pathologically proven Alzheimer's …

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 …

Connected speech is an everyday activity. We aimed to investigate whether connected
speech can differentiate oral narrative production between adults with Alzheimer's disease …

Connected language is often impaired among people with Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet
little is known about when language difficulties first emerge on the path to a clinical …