Therapy for anomia in semantic dementia.
Semantic dementia is a commonly accepted term for a language disorder resulting from neurodegenerative changes due to frontotemporal dementia. An intervention program was designed to halt and/or decelerate the effects of progressive anomia in AK, a 63-year-old female with semantic dementia. Pictorial stimuli were selected and labeled with their respective names and a description most relevant to AK's experience. Daily homework assignments were carried out, during which AK looked at the picture, read the label aloud, and read the description. Positive short-term effects of treatment were observed on treated items.
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Rochon
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Leonard
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D000849:Anomia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001245:Association Learning; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012660:Semantics; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014825:Vocabulary