Auteurs québécois: Joël Macoir, Monica Lavoie et Laura Monetta
ARTICLES
Aphasie primaire progressive
Advancing Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Primary Progressive Aphasia Based on Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience: A Scoping Review and Systematic Analysis of the Data
Brain Sci. 2024 Dec 8;14(12):1234. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14121234.ABSTRACTBackground/Objectives: This systematic review of neuropsychological rehabilitation strategies for primary progressive aphasia will consider recent developments in cognitive neuroscience, especially neuroimaging techniques such as EEG and fMRI, to outline how these tools might be integrated into clinical practice to maximize treatment outcomes. Methods: A …
Assessment of disease impact through health-related quality of life measurement in primary progressive aphasia
Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2024 Nov 26;10(4):e12499. doi: 10.1002/trc2.12499. eCollection 2024 Oct-Dec.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Measurements of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are important for capturing disease impact beyond physical health and relative to other diseases but have rarely been assessed in primary progressive aphasia (PPA).METHODS: HRQoL was characterized overall, by sex and …
Comprehension of acoustically degraded emotional prosody in Alzheimer's disease and primary progressive aphasia
Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 28;14(1):31332. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-82694-z.ABSTRACTPrevious research suggests that emotional prosody perception is impaired in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA). However, no previous research has investigated emotional prosody perception in these diseases under non-ideal listening conditions. We recruited 18 patients with AD, …
Investigating changes in connected speech in nonfluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia following script training
Cortex. 2024 Dec 4;183:193-210. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.09.019. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTScript training is a speech-language intervention designed to promote fluent connected speech via repeated rehearsal of functional content. This type of treatment has proven beneficial for individuals with aphasia and apraxia of speech caused by stroke and, more recently, for …
Case Series of Right-Hemisphere Nonfluent Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia
J Clin Neurol. 2025 Jan;21(1):3-12. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2023.0451.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Nonfluent variant primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive deterioration of language functions that typically appears with atrophy predominating in the left peri-insular region (left-nfvPPA) on imaging. While both left-dominant and right-dominant presentations have been …
An automated method for quantifying syntactic complexity of spontaneous speech in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jan 9;20(Suppl 2):e087017. doi: 10.1002/alz.087017. eCollection 2024 Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Reduced syntactic complexity is the predominant linguistic impairment unique to the nonfluent agrammatic variant of PPA (naPPA).Reliable, objective and automatic methods for assessing syntactic complexity are currently lacking. Here, we introduce an automatic method for quantifying syntactic complexity in …
Music To My Eyes? Exploring the pupil old/new effect to familiar and unfamiliar music in people with logopenic variant Primary Progressive Aphasia
Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jan 9;20(Suppl 4):e084507. doi: 10.1002/alz.084507. eCollection 2024 Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Responses to individualized music in people living with dementia can be indicated by both verbal and non‐verbal cues. Evidence suggests that elevated pupil dilation responses to familiar vs. unfamiliar music are preserved in people living with typical Alzheimer’s …
Impaired semantic control in the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia
Brain Commun. 2024 Dec 21;7(1):fcae463. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae463. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTWe investigated semantic cognition in the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia, including (i) the status of verbal and non-verbal semantic performance; and (ii) whether the semantic deficit reflects impaired semantic control. Our a priori hypothesis that individuals with logopenic variant of …
Leading the Way in Dementia Care: Embracing the Whole Person
Semin Speech Lang. 2024 Aug;45(4):368-380. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788799. Epub 2024 Jul 31.ABSTRACTAudrey Holland was a leading innovator and speech-language pathologist (SLP) in adult neurological communication disabilities for over five decades. She was a pioneer in the involvement of SLPs with people with dementia, inspiring both knowledge development and clinical practice regarding …
Enhancing Communication and Swallowing Skills in Children with Cri Du Chat Syndrome: A Comprehensive Speech Therapy Guide
Children (Basel). 2024 Dec 16;11(12):1526. doi: 10.3390/children11121526.ABSTRACTBackground: A specific deletion on the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p) is the hallmark of the rare genetic syndrome called Cri du Chat Syndrome (CdCS). It causes severe difficulty with swallowing, speech, motor skills, and cognitive deficiencies. These arise from characteristic laryngeal abnormalities and oral-motor …
Impact of Modified Diet, Swallowing Exercises, and Neuromuscular Electrostimulation on Severity of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia of Geriatric Patients
Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Nov 23;60(12):1927. doi: 10.3390/medicina60121927.ABSTRACTBackground and Objectives: Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a common swallowing disorder, characterized by difficulties in moving food and liquids from the mouth to the esophagus; it is particularly prevalent among older adults with neurological conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a short-term complex …
Prevalence of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Patients With Advanced Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jan 9;20(Suppl 5):e093170. doi: 10.1002/alz.093170. eCollection 2024 Dec.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Patients with severe cognitive impairment, with the progression of the disease, show behavioral impairments, loss of functionality and, in many cases, swallowing changes (dysphagia). Dysphagia comes with serious complications that can cause health damage, such as malnutrition, dehydration and serious …
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Newly Diagnosed Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients
Cancers (Basel). 2024 Dec 24;17(1):9. doi: 10.3390/cancers17010009.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Head-and-neck cancer (HNC) can cause oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). Early identification of OD in newly diagnosed HNC patients is important to better prepare patients for their cancer treatment trajectory. The aim of this study is (1) to assess the prevalence of OD in HNC patients within …
Effect of Thickened Fluids on Swallowing Function in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Impact of Shear Rheology and Disorder Subtype
Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2025 Jan 21:e15003. doi: 10.1111/nmo.15003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Fluid thickeners used in the management of oropharyngeal dysphagia exhibit non-Newtonian shear-thinning rheology, impacting their viscosity during deglutition. This study investigated how the rheological properties of thickened fluids affect pharyngeal swallowing parameters in patients with oropharyngeal motor disorders diagnosed …
Empathy is associated with older adults' social behaviors and verbal emotional expressions throughout the day
Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 2;15(1):269. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-82550-0.ABSTRACTEmpathy plays a crucial role in promoting older adults' interpersonal experiences, but it remains unclear how these benefits of empathy occur. To address this gap, we examined associations between empathy and how older adults behave and express emotions during their daily interpersonal …
Disparities in mortality outcomes among older adults with communication disabilities using the National Health and Aging Trends Study
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Dec 21:S0003-9993(24)01410-2. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.12.013. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To examine if a nationally representative population of older adults with communication disabilities (CDs) have a higher risk of mortality when compared to older adults without these disabilities, independent of sociodemographic, health, and other …
Associations Between Non-Verbal Cognitive Assessment and Stroke Recovery via Screening Test for Aphasia and Dysarthria
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Dec 28:108217. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.108217. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Non-verbal Screening Test for Aphasia and Dysarthria scores correlate with post-stroke cognitive function; however, their correlations with activities of daily living dependency and home discharge (cognitive function-associated outcomes) remain unclear. We investigated the correlation of these scores …
Leading the Way in Dementia Care: Embracing the Whole Person
Semin Speech Lang. 2024 Aug;45(4):368-380. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788799. Epub 2024 Jul 31.ABSTRACTAudrey Holland was a leading innovator and speech-language pathologist (SLP) in adult neurological communication disabilities for over five decades. She was a pioneer in the involvement of SLPs with people with dementia, inspiring both knowledge development and clinical practice regarding …
Enhancing Communication and Swallowing Skills in Children with Cri Du Chat Syndrome: A Comprehensive Speech Therapy Guide
Children (Basel). 2024 Dec 16;11(12):1526. doi: 10.3390/children11121526.ABSTRACTBackground: A specific deletion on the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p) is the hallmark of the rare genetic syndrome called Cri du Chat Syndrome (CdCS). It causes severe difficulty with swallowing, speech, motor skills, and cognitive deficiencies. These arise from characteristic laryngeal abnormalities and oral-motor …
