Language and dementia: Examination of pragmatic abilities in Alzheimer's disease;Langage et démence: Examen des capacités pragmatiques dans la maladie d'Alzheimer

Revue de Neuropsychologie

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-207

  Berrewaerts, Joëlle ^b   Hupet, Michel ^b   Feyereisen, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Language; Pragmatics

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; PARAMETER; PATIENT; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0242720951     PISSN: 11554452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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