Analysis of word number and content in discourse of patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by impairments in memory and other cognitive functions such as language, which can be affected in all aspects including discourse. A picture description task is considered an effective way of obtaining a discourse sample whose key feature is the ability...

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Main Author: Lira,Juliana Onofre de (author)
Other Authors: Minett,Thaís Soares Cianciarullo (author), Bertolucci,Paulo Henrique Ferreira (author), Ortiz,Karin Zazo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000300260
Country:Brazil
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