Deficits in narrative discourse elicited by visual stimuli are already present in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Deficits in narrative discourse elicited by visual stimuli are already present in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Language batteries used to assess the skills of elderly individuals, such as naming and semantic verbal fluency, present some limitations in differentiating healthy controls from patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a-MCI). Deficits in narrative discourse occur early in dementia caused...

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Main Authors: Cláudia eDrummond, Gabriel eCoutinho, Rochele ePaz Fonseca, Naima eAssunção, Alina eTeldeschi, Ricardo ede Oliveira-Souza, Jorge eMoll, Fernanda eTovar-Moll, Paulo eMattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Aging
Alzheimer Disease
Language Disorders
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Narrative discourse
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00096/full

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