It is known that patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) may show deficits in several areas of
cognition, including speech and language abilities. One domain of particular interest is …

Abstract Language impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been investigated at
different levels of linguistic skills. Only a few studies dealt with pragmatic abilities in PD, and …

Background. Pragmatic communication abilities may depend on intact frontal lobe systems.
Independent evidence suggests that some persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) are …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is traditionally associated with motor symptoms. However,
impairments in language functioning may also accompany this disorder. The present study …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether severity of disease, cognitive function,
age, gender, or amount of social interaction were associated with pragmatic dysfunction in …

Introduction the interplay between neuropsychological and communicative abilities in
Parkinson's disease (PD) has been relatively overlooked, and it is not entirely understood …

Parkinson's disease is a frequent neurodegenerative disease that is mostly known for its
motor symptoms. However, cognitive impairment is now recognised as an important part of …

This study examines pragmatic language production deficits in people with Parkinson's
disease (PD). Participants (PD and non-PD) were interviewed and their responses coded for …

A group of non-demented adults with Parkinson's disease (PD) were studied to investigate
how PD affects pragmatic-language processing, and, specifically, to test the hypothesis that …

In addition to difficulties that affect movement, many adults with Parkinson's disease (PD)
experience changes that negatively impact on receptive aspects of their communication. For …