Speech Therapy in Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Pilot Study

Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder with no effective pharmacological treatment. Cognition-based interventions are adequate alternatives, but their benefit has not been thoroughly explored. Our aim was to study the effect of speech and language therapy (SLT)...

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Main Authors: Luísa Farrajota, Carolina Maruta, João Maroco, Isabel Pavão Martins, Manuela Guerreiro, Alexandre de Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-08-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/341602