Nominal dysphasia and the severity of senile dementia.
Previous research has shown that nominal dysphasia occurs commonly as a language disorder in senile dementia (Alzheimers' type). This study provides evidence that the degree of nominal dysphasia shown by a patient may be a reliable index of the severity of dementia, as measured by both behavioural and cognitive rating scales.
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000849:Anomia / Q000209:etiology*; D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male