Review article
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ABILITIES OF PERSONS WITH FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA
Silva Banović
; Department for Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Osman Sinanović
; Medical Faculty University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Medical School, University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
The review outlines the importance of understanding speech and language difficulties that occur among the first symptoms of
frontotemporal dementia, as well as the role of speech therapists in the management of people with frontotemporal dementia.
Frontotemporal dementia is one of the most common types of dementia in adults under the age of 65. The main variations of
frontotemporal dementia are behavioral, progressive nonfluent aphasia, semantic dementia, and logopenic progressive aphasia.
Speech and language difficulties are often among the first indicative signs of frontotemporal dementia, and their proper recognition
and understanding play a significant role in the differential diagnosis. Speech and language therapists have to be involved both in the
diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and its treatment to provide the highest quality services to people with dementia and their carers.
Keywords
frontotemporal dementia; classification; speech and language
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272664
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Publication date:
8.2.2022.
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