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Mendoza Ramos, Viviana; Vasquez-Correa, Juan C.; Cremers, Rani; Van Den Steen, Leen; Nöth, Elmar; De Bodt, Marc; Van Nuffelen, Gwen – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Imprecise articulation has a negative impact on speech intelligibility. Therefore, treatment of articulation is clinically relevant in patients with dysarthria. In order to be effective and according to the principles of motor learning, articulation therapy needs to be intensive, well organized, with adequate feedback and requires…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Articulation (Speech), Adults, Speech Impairments
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Gonzalez, Rafael; Rojas, Macarena; Ardila, Alfredo – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Every language has certain specific idiosyncrasies in its writing system. Cross-linguistic analyses of alexias and agraphias are fundamental to understand commonalities and differences in the brain organization of written language. Few reports of alexias and agraphias in the Spanish language are currently available. Aims: To analyse…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Aphasia, Handedness
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Pistono, Aurélie; Jucla, M.; Bézy, C.; Lemesle, B.; Le Men, J.; Pariente, J. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2019
Background: Alzheimer's disease is characterized by macrolinguistic changes. This decline is often analyzed with quantitative scales. Aims: To analyze discourse production in early Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to identify qualitative markers of macrolinguistic decline. Methods & Procedures: We analyzed macrolinguistic features of a clinical…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Correlation, Discourse Analysis, Identification