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| Author(s): |
Maysa Luchesi Cera
[1]
;
Karin Zazo Ortiz
[2]
;
Paulo Henrique Ferreira Bertolucci
[3]
;
Thaís Soares Cianciarullo Minett
[4]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Programa de Pós-graduação (Mestrado) em Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana
[2] Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Fonoaudiologia - Brasil
[3] Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia - Brasil
[4] Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Fonoaudiologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia; v. 16, n. 3, p. 337-343, 2011-09-00. |
| Abstract | |
PURPOSE: To identify praxic speech manifestations in patients diagnosed with different stages of Alzheimer's disease, and to verify similarities among their occurrences. METHODS: Participants were 90 patients with Alzheimer's, 30 in each stage of the disease (mild, moderate and severe), who were assessed using the following instruments: Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, and the Assessment Protocol of Verbal and Orofacial Apraxia. Sixty six female subjects and 24 male subjects were assessed; mean age was 80.2±7.2 years, and mean level of education was 4.2±3.5 years. RESULTS: In the mild stage, the proportions of trial-and-error, repetition and addition were similar, as well as omission, substitution and self-correction. In the moderate stage, the following items were similar: trial-and-error and repetition, substitution, omission and addition, and self-correction. In the severe stage, all manifestations were similar, except addition. The error type addition differentiated the patients regarding the stages of the disease. CONCLUSION: Patients in the three stages of Alzheimer's disease showed distinct patterns of verbal praxic manifestations. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/52670-1 - Speech and orofacial apraxias in Alzheimer's disease |
| Grantee: | Maysa Luchesi Cera |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |