Schizophrenia Spectrum Conditions

Harvey, Philip D.; Bowie, Christopher R.

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“…Harvey and Bowie [11] described two types of disturbances in the production of goaldirected speech as common symptoms in schizophrenia: verbal underproductivity and disconnected speech. The first is characterized by a reduction in the amount of speech or in the breadth of information; the second, by illogical or tangential connections between words or sentences as a result of which the speaker often fails to return to the goal of the discourse.…”

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Neurocognitive Implications of Tangential Speech in Patients with Focal Brain Damage

Vigliecca¹

2018

Gerontology

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There are no studies on the neurocognitive implications of tangential speech (TS). This research aims to take a step forward in the study of narrative processing, by evaluating TS in a sample that helps to detect this deficit when it is neurogenic and recently manifested. The relationship between TS, secondary to focal brain injury, and neuropsychological and neuroanatomical variables was explored. A comprehensive neuropsychological battery was administered to 175 volunteers: 95 alert inpatients, without aphasia, without psychiatric history and without TS history, and 80 healthy participants, without TS. Results: TS (prevalence 16%) was independent of type or site of injury. An adverse effect of TS on global neuropsychological performance was observed. This effect was significantly related to attentional errors along with prolonged processing times but not to correct responses. Reliability and validity indices for the present TS screening scale were provided. Conclusion: Present results support the hypothesis that this neurogenic inability to spontaneously find, organize and communicate verbal information, beyond single words, depends on extended brain networks involving processes such as sustained attention, complex-syntax comprehension, the (implicit) interpretation and spontaneous recall of a narrative, and emotional and behavioral alterations. Early TS detection is advisable for prevention and treatment at any age.

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Neurocognitive Implications of Tangential Speech in Patients with Focal Brain Damage

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2018

Gerontology

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Schizophrenia Spectrum Conditions

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Neurocognitive Implications of Tangential Speech in Patients with Focal Brain Damage

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