Prevalence and determinants of language impairment in non-demented ALS patients.

Federica SolcaEdoardo Nicolò AielloSilvia TorreLaura CarelliRoberta FerrucciFederico VerdeNicola TicozziVincenzo SilaniAlessia MontiBarbara Poletti

Published in: European journal of neurology (2022)

This study suggests that, in non-demented ALS patients, language impairment occurs in ≈23% of cases, is significantly driven by executive dysfunction but, at the same time, partially independent of it, being not associated with other motor or non-motor features.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
autism spectrum disorder
peritoneal dialysis
working memory
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis