Bilingual Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Scoping Review of Assessment and Treatment Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by speech and/or language impairment with relatively spared cognition. Research investigating behavioral speech-language intervention and methods for cognitive-linguistic assessment in PPA has predominantly centered around monolingual speakers. This gap hinders the widespread adoption of evidence-based approaches and exacerbates the inequities faced by culturally and linguistically diverse populations living with PPA.

Objective

This scoping review synthesizes the current evidence for assessment and treatment practices in bilingual PPA as well as the operationalization of bilingualism in PPA.

Methods

Arksey & O'Malley's scoping review methodology was utilized. Information was ext

SUBMITTER: Grasso SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900184 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature