Alzheimer's Dementia From a Bilingual/Bicultural Perspective: A Case Study

    Authors

    A. E. Brice; S. E. Wallace;R. G. Brice

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Comm. Disord. Q.

    Keywords

    diversity; cultural/linguistic; cognitive impairments; exceptionalities; memory; case studies; methodology; research; adult; age; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI-MENTAL-STATE; SENTENCE COMPREHENSION; BILINGUAL APHASIA; DIAGNOSTIC-TESTS; LANGUAGE CONTROL; HEALTH-CARE; DISEASE; ONSET; REPRESENTATION; Linguistics; Rehabilitation

    Abstract

    Alzheimer's dementia (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disease that occurs in the cerebral cortex due to increased levels of glutamate, the proliferation of plaque-forming amyloid beta proteins, and reactive gliosis. Establishing behavioral indicators of the disease (e. g., impairments of episodic memory) and use of neuroimaging technology that can substantiate medial temporal lobe brain structure deficiencies demonstrates an important clinical neuroanatomic relationship needed for early evaluation of possible AD diagnosis. This bilingual/bicultural case study details the cognitive and language impairments associated with AD over the course of 1 year. Utilization of a bilingual/bicultural case study may elucidate the pattern of language and cognitive decline in this understudied population. Formal and informal measures, observations, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results are provided. Insights into cultural and linguistic differences are presented.

    Journal Title

    Communication Disorders Quarterly

    Volume

    36

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    55

    Last Page

    64

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000346539400007

    ISSN

    1525-7401

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