A preliminary investigation on core lexicon analysis in dementia of the Alzheimer's type

• Published in: International journal of language & communication disorders Vol. 59; no. 4; p. 1336
• Main Authors: Kintz, Stephen, Kim, Hana, Wright, Heather Harris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - complications; Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - psychology; Aphasia - diagnosis; Aphasia - etiology; Aphasia - psychology; Female; Humans; Language Tests; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Semantics; Severity of Illness Index; dementia; core lexicon; Alzheimer's disease; discourse

Core lexicon (CL) analysis is a time efficient and possibly reliable measure that captures discourse production abilities. For people with aphasia, CL scores have demonstrated correlations with aphasia severity, as well as other discourse and linguistic measures. It was also found to be clinician-fr...