Linguistic performance during monologues and correlates of neuropsychological function for adults with multiple sclerosis.
Cognitive-linguistic deficits are a concern in multiple sclerosis (MS). Thus, clinical management requires knowledge of how impaired cognition associated with MS impacts language performance during everyday communication tasks. This study investigated language performance in narrative monologues pro...
| Publicado en: | Aphasiology Vol. 37; no. 9; pp. 1484 - 1508 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2023
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