Computer-Assisted Speech Analysis in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: A Pilot Study from Shanghai, China

• Published in: Journal of Alzheimer's disease Vol. 75; no. 1; p. 211
• Main Authors: Qiao, Yuan, Xie, Xin-Yi, Lin, Guo-Zhen, Zou, Yang, Chen, Sheng-Di, Ren, Ru-Jing, Wang, Gang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - complications; Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - psychology; Case-Control Studies; China; Cognitive Dysfunction - complications; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Female; Humans; Language Disorders - diagnosis; Language Disorders - etiology; Language Disorders - psychology; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Pilot Projects; Severity of Illness Index; Speech - physiology; Speech Disorders - diagnosis; Speech Disorders - etiology; Speech Disorders - psychology; China; computer-assisted speech analysis; mild cognitive impairment; Alzheimer’s disease; spontaneous speech; language impairment

Language dysfunction is a frequently reported symptom in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, computer-assisted analysis of spontaneous speech in AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is rarely used to date. To characterize the language impairment in AD and amnestic MCI (aMCI) with computer-base...