The Logopenic Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia: Effects on Linguistic Communication

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
Nidhi Mahendra
Keyword(s):  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Individual Client ◽  
Caregiver Coping ◽  
Caregiver Report ◽  
Integrate Data

Recently, researchers have detailed the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia (LV-PPA) as the third subtype of primary progressive aphasia. In this article, I will present a case study of an individual with the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia. I will describe the performance of an individual client on tests of cognitive and language function and present recommendations for intervention. I will integrate data from neurological examination, neuroimaging investigation, speech-language pathology evaluations, and caregiver report to offer clinicians a better understanding of LV-PPA. The logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia has a profound effect on communicative and cognitive functions. Speech-language pathologists can add much to the clinical assessment and management of LV-PPA by carefully documenting cognitive-communicative functioning and implementing interventions that can optimize communicative interactions and maximize patient and caregiver coping skills.

scholarly journals How Evidence-Based Practice (E3BP) Informs Speech-Language Pathology for Primary Progressive Aphasia

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 153331752091536
Author(s):  
Leanne Ruggero ◽  
Karen Croot ◽  
Lyndsey Nickels
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Clinical Importance ◽  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Language Pathology

Amelioration of communication impairment in primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is an area of clinical importance and current research. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have a range of skills and interventions to support communication in PPA; however, underrecognition of their role and low referral rates is an ongoing concern. The E3BP conceptualization of evidence-based practice comprises 3 components: research-based evidence, practice-based evidence, and informed patient preferences. Here, we will describe how evidence for managing the communication difficulties experienced by individuals with PPA exists at all 3 levels of the (E3BP) model, highlighting how this allows SLP interventions to be both evidence based and patient centered. We encourage health professionals to value and utilize the wide range of services that SLPs can offer when working with individuals with PPA, to educate, remediate everyday linguistic skills, increase daily participation, and maximize overall quality of life.

scholarly journals Experiences of Living With Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 153331751988621
Author(s):  
Katharine Davies ◽  
Tami Howe
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive ◽  
Language Difficulties ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Historical Relationship ◽  
General Experience ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Understanding the experiences of people who live with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) can inform the development of appropriate speech-language pathology services for this population. This review aimed to summarize the qualitative research on the experience of living with PPA from the perspective of the individuals with the disorder and their families. Methods: A scoping review was conducted. Results: Eight studies met the inclusion criteria. Themes in the 3 investigations that focused on the individual’s perspective included adapting to overcome language difficulties and dealing with increased dependency. Themes identified in the 5 studies that highlighted the family’s perspective included observing and adapting to language, behavioral, and social communication changes; lack of awareness of PPA; control; and the impact of the historical relationship. Discussion: Experiences from the 2 perspectives differed. Further research is needed, particularly in relation to identifying the general experience of PPA from the perspective of individuals with the disorder.

scholarly journals The Effect of Word Retrieval Therapy in Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Single-Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salime Jafari ◽  
Ahmad Reza Khatoonabadi ◽  
Maryam Noroozian ◽  
Azar Mehri ◽  
Hassan Ashayeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Word Retrieval ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive

NAMING DISORDERS IN LOGOPENIC VARIANT OF PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Justyna Antczak-Kujawin
Keyword(s):  
Study Participant ◽  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Semantic Knowledge ◽  
Speech Disorders ◽  
Speech Comprehension ◽  
Motor Speech Disorders ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive ◽  
Language Functions

Language functions, particularly disordered lexical skills were diagnosed in the examined woman based on selected diagnostic tests of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE). Furthermore, an experimental version of the author's original test for assessing lexical-semantic performance in dementia was used. The author presents a case study of a 79-year-old woman diagnosed with logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA) secondary to Alzheimer’s disease. The author describes the symptoms of anomie manifested by the study participant and the supplementary strategies she applied in the case of lexical deficits. The analysis of the findings obtained in the course of language function assessment allowed the author to assess the fluency of speech, speech comprehension, repetition and naming. The study participant diagnosed with lvPPA was observed to manifest the following: an absence of motor speech disorders, absence of characteristics of evident agrammatism, preserved comprehension of individual words, preserved semantic knowledge of objects, disordered retrieval of words in spontaneous speech and in attempts to name, and disordered repetition of sentences and phrases. The analysis of the discussed case study allowed the author to discuss the progressive lexical deficits manifested by the lvPPA patient and to record those supplementary strategies that were most frequently applied in the lexical difficulties experienced by the female patient diagnosed with lvPPA.

scholarly journals Prominent auditory deficits in primary progressive aphasia: A case study

Cortex ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 396-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rene L. Utianski ◽  
Joseph R. Duffy ◽  
Heather M. Clark ◽  
Mary M. Machulda ◽  
Dennis W. Dickson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive

scholarly journals Acquired surface dysgraphia and dyslexia in the semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia: a single-case study in Spanish

Aphasiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Florentina Morello García ◽  
Micaela Difalcis ◽  
Samanta Leiva ◽  
Ricardo F. Allegri ◽  
Aldo R. Ferreres
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive ◽  
Semantic Variant
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