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Aphasia, also known as dysphasia, [a] is an impairment in a person’s ability to comprehend or formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions. [2] The major causes are stroke and head trauma; prevalence is hard to determine, but aphasia due to stroke is estimated to be 0.1–0.4% in the Global North. [3]
It is suspected that an atypical form of Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of logopenic progressive aphasia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Although patients with the logopenic variant of PPA are still able to produce speech, their speech rate may be significantly slowed due to word retrieval difficulty. [ 4 ]
This is termed poverty of speech [4] or laconic speech. [5] The amount of speech may be normal but conveys little information because it is vague, empty, stereotyped, overconcrete, overabstract, or repetitive. [4] [6] This is termed poverty of content [4] or poverty of content of speech. [6]
"Prediction of Alzheimer's disease progression within 6 years using speech: A novel approach leveraging language models." Alzheimer's and Dementia . Dr. Rhoda Au, Ph.D.
Alzheimer's disease is related to semantic dementia, which both have similar symptoms. The main difference between the two being that Alzheimer's is categorized by atrophy to both sides of the brain while semantic dementia is categorized by loss of brain tissue in the front portion of the left temporal lobe. [ 16 ]
Researchers have developed an AI tool that can predict with nearly 80% accuracy whether someone is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease based on their speech patterns.
Former President Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1994 - five years after he left the White House - but a new study suggests his speaking patterns during his two terms in office may ...
It is the story of Hale's husband, John Hale, a scholar who had had a stroke and lost speech formation abilities. In her book, Hale also explains the symptoms and mechanics behind aphasia and speech formation. She adds the emotional components of dealing with a person with aphasia and how to be patient with the speech and communication. [35] [36]