Cognitive Intervention Case Studies: Putting Names on Faces: Use of a Spaced Retrieval Strategy in a Patient With Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Vanhalle ◽  
Martial Van der Linden ◽  
Sylvie Belleville ◽  
Brigitte Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Cognitive Intervention ◽  
Retrieval Strategy ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Spaced Retrieval

Using Spaced Retrieval Training to Teach People With Dementia to Independently Use Their Walking Aids: Two Case Studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra S. Creighton ◽  
Tanya E. Davison ◽  
Eva S. van der Ploeg ◽  
Cameron J. Camp ◽  
Daniel W. O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Spaced Retrieval ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Walking Aids

scholarly journals ABORDAJE DE LA COMUNICACIÓN EN UN CASO DE ALZHEIMER DE VARIANTE LINGÜÍSTICA

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Maria Cruz Pérez Lancho ◽  
Raquel Hernández Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Cognitive Intervention ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Language Deficits ◽  
Alzheimer Type Dementia ◽  
Progressive Loss ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
The Family ◽  
Focal Brain Injury

Abstract.This work aims to show how language deterioration can be addressed in Alzheimer’s disease. Taking into account that the cognitive intervention is programmed in a context of progressive loss of memory, agnosia, apraxia and executive deficit, the approach can’t be analogous to that of aphasia acquired by focal brain injury. Therefore, it’s necessary to make an assessment of the aphasic profile at each stage of the disease in order to create the most appropriate intervention, while patient’s relatives are informed about the communication difficulties that appear and which become gradually more complicated and how to deal with them. It presents a case of Alzheimer - type dementia, with early onset communication difficulties, treated in the healthcare service of the Pontificia University of Salamanca. The evaluation of cognitive and functional impairment, the detailed study of language deficits, the approach of individualized therapy and intervention guidelines to improve communication interactions with the caregiver in the family are described in this work.Keywords: Alzheimer, language, evaluation, treatment, caregiver.Resumen.El presente trabajo pretende mostrar cómo puede abordarse el deterioro del lenguaje en la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Teniendo en cuenta que la intervención cognitiva se programa en un contexto de pérdida de memoria, apraxia, agnosia y déficit ejecutivo, el abordaje no puede ser análogo al de las afasias adquiridas por lesión cerebral focal. Por tanto, es preciso realizar una valoración del perfil afásico en cada etapa de la enfermedad para diseñar la intervención que resulte más apropiada, a la vez que se informa a los familiares de las dificultades para la comunicación que van apareciendo de forma paulatina y cómo afrontarlos. Se presenta un caso de demencia tipo Alzheimer, con dificultades comunicativas de aparición precoz atendido en el Servicio Asistencial de la Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. Se describe el proceso de evaluación del deterioro cognitivo y funcional, el estudios pormenorizado de los déficits de lenguaje, el planteamiento de la intervención individualizada y las pautas para mejorar la interacción comunicativa con el cuidador, en el entorno familiar.Palabras clave: Alzheimer, lenguaje, evaluación, tratamiento, cuidador

Corporate Sustainability: Challenge to Managerial Orthodoxies

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter Dunphy
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Marked Contrast ◽  
Sustainability Management

ABSTRACTThis paper addresses the issue of corporate sustainability. It examines why achieving sustainability is becoming an increasingly vital issue for society and organisations, defines sustainability and then outlines a set of phases through which organisations can move to achieve increasing levels of sustainability. Case studies are presented of organisations at various phases indicating the benefits, for the organisation and its stakeholders, which can be made at each phase. Finally the paper argues that there is a marked contrast between the two competing philosophies of neo-conservatism (economic rationalism) and the emerging philosophy of sustainability. Management schools have been strongly influenced by economic rationalism, which underpins the traditional orthodoxies presented in such schools. Sustainability represents an urgent challenge for management schools to rethink these traditional orthodoxies and give sustainability a central place in the curriculum.

Short-Form Application of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test to Latino Children

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-235
Author(s):  
David L. Ratusnik ◽  
Carol Melnick Ratusnik ◽  
Karen Sattinger
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Latino Children ◽  
Data Application ◽  
York Metropolitan Area ◽  
Multiple Regression Technique

Short-form versions of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar (Toronto, 1973) and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (Lee, 1971) were devised for use with bilingual Latino children while preserving the original normative data. Application of a multiple regression technique to data collected on 60 lower social status Latino children (four years and six months to seven years and one month) from Spanish Harlem and Yonkers, New York, yielded a small but powerful set of predictor items from the Spanish and English tests. Clinicians may make rapid and accurate predictions of STSG or NSST total screening scores from administration of substantially shortened versions of the instruments. Case studies of Latino children from Chicago and Miami serve to cross-validate the procedure outside the New York metropolitan area.

Case Studies for Telepractice in AAC

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Rose Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Computer Experience ◽  
Access Methods ◽  
Complex Communication Needs ◽  
Barriers To Service ◽  
Communication Needs

As the field of telepractice grows, perceived barriers to service delivery must be anticipated and addressed in order to provide appropriate service delivery to individuals who will benefit from this model. When applying telepractice to the field of AAC, additional barriers are encountered when clients with complex communication needs are unable to speak, often present with severe quadriplegia and are unable to position themselves or access the computer independently, and/or may have cognitive impairments and limited computer experience. Some access methods, such as eye gaze, can also present technological challenges in the telepractice environment. These barriers can be overcome, and telepractice is not only practical and effective, but often a preferred means of service delivery for persons with complex communication needs.

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