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Word-finding difficulties in Parkinson’s are as important as speech
Parkinson’s is typically considered to progressively affect speech and voice, with up to 89% of people with the diagnosis experiencing symptoms such as reduced articulatory coordination and a hoarse or breathy voice quality. Despite 80% of people with Parkinson’s experiencing...
Brain tumours don’t do what they’re told to – linguistic sequalae of low-grade brain tumours
Brain tumours typically grow slowly, resulting in the gradual progression of symptoms including, in some instances, tumour-related language difficulties. Traditionally, brain tumours were thought to result in language symptoms correlating with traditional lesion-symptom mapping, and research to date has mainly...
Speech and language therapists have the skills to provide all practisable supports in compliance with Mental Capacity Act guidance
Deciding where to live can be complex. However, people with communication difficulties can find this even more difficult, and they are often completed excluded from the process. In the past, people with complex communication difficulties may have been placed in...
