Behavioral treatment for speech and language in primary progressive Aphasia and primary progressive Apraxia of speech: A systematic review

LD Wauters, K Croot, HR Dial, JR Duffy… - Neuropsychology …, 2023 - Springer
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS) are
neurodegenerative syndromes characterized by progressive decline in language or speech …

Advances and controversies in frontotemporal dementia: diagnosis, biomarkers, and therapeutic considerations

BF Boeve, AL Boxer, F Kumfor, Y Pijnenburg… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Frontotemporal dementia comprises a group of clinical syndromes that are characterised by
progressive changes in behaviour, executive function, or language. The term frontotemporal …

[HTML][HTML] Classification of primary progressive aphasia: challenges and complexities

DC Tippett - F1000Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is classified into three variants, logopenic variant PPA
(lvPPA), nonfluent agrammatic PPA (nfaPPA), and semantic variant PPA (svPPA), based on …

Effects of functional communication interventions for people with primary progressive aphasia and their caregivers: A systematic review

A Volkmer, A Spector, V Meitanis, JD Warren… - Aging & mental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a language led dementia characterised by
progressive speech and language difficulties. Impairment focused PPA interventions that …

[HTML][HTML] Four-repeat tauopathies: current management and future treatments

L VandeVrede, PA Ljubenkov, JC Rojas, AE Welch… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Four-repeat tauopathies are a neurodegenerative disease characterized by brain
parenchymal accumulation of a specific isoform of the protein tau, which gives rise to a wide …

“They are dealing with people's lives…”: Diagnostic and post-diagnostic healthcare experiences in primary progressive aphasia

T Ho, A Whitworth, D Hersh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The healthcare experience is a multifaceted and varied process, particularly for
people living with complex conditions such as primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Different …

When it is not primary progressive aphasia: a scoping review of spoken language impairment in other neurodegenerative dementias

A Suárez‐González, A Cassani… - … Research & Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Progressive difficulties with spoken language occur across the spectrum of
degenerative dementia. When not a primary presenting and dominant symptom, language …

“Please don't assess him to destruction”: The RAISE Assessment framework for primary progressive aphasia

J Gallée, J Cartwright, A Volkmer, A Whitworth… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) assess people with primary progressive
aphasia (PPA) through measurements of speech, language, communication, and well …

Speech and language therapy for primary progressive aphasia across the UK: A survey of current practice

A Volkmer, A Spector, JD Warren… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a heterogeneous group of
language‐led dementias. People with this type of dementia are increasingly being referred …

Speech and language therapy in primary progressive aphasia: a critical review of current practice

C Taylor-Rubin, K Croot, L Nickels - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a complex language-led dementia
syndrome whereby disproportionate deterioration of speech and language occurs …