Microlinguistic aspects of the oral narrative in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Int Psychogeriatr
; 23(3): 404-12, 2011 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20699046
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by memory loss and cognitive impairment. Phonological, syntactic, semantic and discursive aspects of language may also be affected. Analysis of micro- and macrolinguistic abilities of discourse may assist in diagnosing AD. The aim of this study was to identify changes in the discourse (lexical errors and syntactic index) of AD patients. METHODS: 121 elderly subjects narrated a story based on a seven-figure picture description. RESULTS: Patients with AD presented more word-finding difficulties, revisions and repetitions, and the syntactic index was lower than controls. CONCLUSION: Performance in microlinguistics at the lexical and syntactic levels was lower than expected in participants with AD.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psicolinguística
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Comportamento Verbal
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Psychogeriatr
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido