Lexical retrieval treatment in primary progressive aphasia: An investigation of treatment duration in a heterogeneous case series

Croot, Karen; Raiser, Theresa; Taylor-Rubin, Cathleen; Ruggero, Leanne; Ackl, Nibal; Wlasich, Elisabeth; Danek, Adrian; Scharfenberg, Angela; Foxe, David; Hodges, John R.; Piguet, Olivier; Kochan, Nicole A.; Nickels, Lyndsey

doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2019.01.009

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“…Another study using flashcard depicting personally relevant items have been recently performed [ 158 ]. In this study, eight participants with different forms of PPA (2 svPPA, 2 lvPPA, 3 nfvPPA, 1 mixed) underwent three home-based treatment phases, each followed by an assessment phase.…”

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A Scoping Review of Cognitive Training in Neurodegenerative Diseases via Computerized and Virtual Reality Tools: What We Know So Far

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Most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis are heterogeneous in their clinical profiles and underlying pathophysiology, although they typically share the presence of cognitive impairment that worsens significantly during the course of the disease. Viable pharmacological options for cognitive symptoms in these clinical conditions are currently lacking. In recent years, several studies have started to apply Computerized Cognitive Training (CCT) and Virtual Reality (VR) tools to try and contrast patients’ cognitive decay over time. However, no in-depth literature review of the contribution of these promising therapeutic options across main neurodegenerative diseases has been conducted yet. The present paper reports the state-of-the-art of CCT and VR studies targeting cognitive impairment in most common neurodegenerative conditions. Our twofold aim is to point out the scientific evidence available so far and to support health professionals to consider these promising therapeutic tools when planning rehabilitative interventions, especially when the access to regular and frequent hospital consultations is not easy to be provided.

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A Scoping Review of Cognitive Training in Neurodegenerative Diseases via Computerized and Virtual Reality Tools: What We Know So Far

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“…Ongoing research aims to identify additional components to word learning interventions that will facilitate generalisation to functional communication, for example, whether the provision of a verb or noun facilitates successful sentence production, and whether it helps to supplement spoken word retrieval treatment with written naming. figure 4 provides an example of how word retrieval interventions work using Repetition and Reading in the Presence of a Picture13.…”

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Speech and language therapy approaches to managing primary progressive aphasia

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The term primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of neurodegenerative disorders with predominant speech and language dysfunction as their main feature. There are three main variants – the semantic variant, the nonfluent or agrammatic variant and the logopenic variant – each with specific linguistic deficits and different neuroanatomical involvement. There are currently no curative treatments or symptomatic pharmacological therapies. However, speech and language therapists have developed several impairment-based interventions and compensatory strategies for use in the clinic. Unfortunately, multiple barriers still need to be overcome to improve access to care for people with PPA, including increasing awareness among referring clinicians, improving training of speech and language therapists and developing evidence-based guidelines for therapeutic interventions. This review highlights this inequity and the reasons why neurologists should refer people with PPA to speech and language therapists.

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“…Recent controlled studies have demonstrated the utility of lexical retrieval interventions designed to restore and maintain the retrieval of important vocabulary items for as long as possible in people with PPA (e.g. Croot et al., 2019; Henry et al., 2019). However, with the approval of my SLP, I have chosen not to persist with these exercises: not only did I find them simplistic, but many of the words from these tasks bore little relevance to my interests or day-to-day needs.…”

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My experience of living with nonfluent/agrammatic variant primary progressive aphasia: Adaptations and strategies to improve quality of life

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2020

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Primary progressive aphasia is a major clinical presentation of frontotemporal lobar degeneration and is a young-onset disorder characterized by deteriorating language skills. There is currently no cure for primary progressive aphasia, nor is it possible to slow the course of the underlying progressive brain degeneration. Hence the chief goal of treatment is palliative. Although the inability to employ language at one’s previous level represents a significant functional impairment for those affected, there is a dearth of information about how to make meaningful improvements to the quality of life of people in the early stages of primary progressive aphasia. I have a clinical diagnosis, supported by imaging, of the nonfluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia and am under the care of a multidisciplinary medical team. This report is based on my ongoing experience and describes the development and implementation of an evolving set of targeted strategies and adaptations designed to enhance the quality of life of a person in the early stages of this disorder.

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Lexical retrieval treatment in primary progressive aphasia: An investigation of treatment duration in a heterogeneous case series

Cited by 39 publications

References 63 publications

A Scoping Review of Cognitive Training in Neurodegenerative Diseases via Computerized and Virtual Reality Tools: What We Know So Far

A Scoping Review of Cognitive Training in Neurodegenerative Diseases via Computerized and Virtual Reality Tools: What We Know So Far

Speech and language therapy approaches to managing primary progressive aphasia

My experience of living with nonfluent/agrammatic variant primary progressive aphasia: Adaptations and strategies to improve quality of life

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