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Language and dementia: a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Siobhan Hart
Siobhan Hart*
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Department of Psychology, Charing Cross Hospital, London
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1Address for correspondence: Dr Siobhan Hart, Department of Psychology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF.
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In the literature on dementia the presence or absence of language deficits has come to occupy a pivotal position with respect to certain nosological and nosographical issues. These are reviewed critically, together with the results of experimental investigations which have sought to elucidate the nature of the language deficit(s) in patients with dementia, especially that of the Alzheimer type. Attention is drawn to important gaps in current knowledge and suggestions are made regarding the direction of future research.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , February 1988, pp. 99 - 112
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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