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Peer reviewedAzuma, Tamiko; Bayles, Kathryn A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1997
The memory deficits associated with the dementia syndromes of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Lewy body disease are outlined and related to the language impairments that have been observed in patients with these disorders. Assessment techniques are described, including commonly used individual tests and test batteries that assess memory and…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods, Language Impairments
Peer reviewedBayles, Kathryn A.; Kim, Esther S. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2003
Discussion of behavioral interventions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) notes new understanding, including that memory is not a unitary phenomenon, that certain types of memory are relatively spared in AD, and that conceptual knowledge is largely intact. Intervention techniques that capitalize on spared memory systems and take advantage of principles…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Geriatrics
