Linguistic development in Alzheimer's disease: 12 months language training including use of a personal computer system-A pilot study

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 156-163

  Ramström, Ingalill ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; assessment; computer system; language; training

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GM1;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONVERSATION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MICROCOMPUTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTICS; SPEECH THERAPY; WRITING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955874207     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2011.566594     Document Type: Article

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