Phonological and Semantic Fluency in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Semantic and Phonological fluency (SF and PF) are routinely evaluated in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). There are disagreements in the literature regarding which fluency task is more affected while developing AD. Most studies focus on SF assessment, given its connection with the temporoparietal amnesic system. PF is less reported, it is related to working memory, which is also impaired in probable and diagnosed AD. Differentiating between performance on these tasks might be informative in early AD diagnosis, providing an accurate linguistic profile.

Objective

Compare SF and PF performance in healthy volunteers, volunteers with probable AD, and patients with AD diagnosis, considering the heterogeneity of age, gender, and educational level variables.

Met

SUBMITTER: Olmos-Villasenor R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10578227 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature