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Lempinen, Maire; And Others – 1985
A study of 21 patients with Alzheimer's Disease and 25 with vascular dementia, the two most common forms of dementia, investigated language impairments in the dementia syndrome to see if analysis of language disturbances is helpful in differential diagnosis. Diagnostic assessment included a neurological examination, detailed medical history,…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Dementia, Language Handicaps
Download full textNiemi, Jussi; And Others – 1985
Analysis of the phonological patterns of two physically normal boys, aged 5 and 8 years, with fragile X syndrome, an X-chromosomal abnormality usually connected with severe to moderate mental retardation, found language features similar to those found in other studies of fragile X speech. Some of these language features are: repetition of initial…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Consonants, Error Patterns
Lehtihalmes, Matti; And Others – 1985
Dialysis encephalopathy is a progressive neurological disorder occurring after long-term hemodialysis in some renal failure patients. Accumulation of aluminum in the brain is suspected as its cause, and the use of reverse osmosis of the dialysis water and administration of desferrioxamine to the patient have been successful in reducing the…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Diseases
Bower, Bruce – Science News, 1987
Reviews cases which support the view that parts of the left hemisphere control languages, no matter how it is expressed, while right-side regions are involved only in skilled nonlinguistic movements and perceptions. Compares recent findings with previously held theories. (ML)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Language Handicaps, Language Processing
Peer reviewedShaheen, Sandra J. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Studies the language and visuo-spatial skills of preschool children with past histories of lead poisoning. Suggests that specific behavioral sequelae exhibited by such children may be predicted by the factor of their age at the time of lead ingestion. (AS)
Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Development, Language Handicaps, Lead Poisoning
Parre, Marjatta; And Others – 1985
This study attempted to clarify the kind of correlations that can be found in the speech behavior of high-risk children in comparison with children without neonatal risk complications. The study concentrated on the articulatory ability of 430 five-year-old children with neonatal risk complications; it applied a cross-disciplinary diagnosis (child…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Child Language, Clinical Diagnosis, High Risk Persons
Niemi, Jussi, Ed.; Koivuselka-Sallinen, Paivi, Ed. – 1985
A collection of papers on neurolinguistics includes: "Communication Strategies in Aphasia" (Elisabeth Ahlsen); "Speech Planning in the Light of Stuttering" (Ann-Marie Alme); "L. S. Tsvetkova's Aphasia Rehabilitation Method and Its Applications" (Ritva Hanninen); "Semantic Aphasia and Luria's Neurolinguistic Model" (Birgitta Johnsen); "Aphasic…
Descriptors: Child Language, Clinical Diagnosis, Finnish, High Risk Students
