Artificial intelligence in assessment of neurogenic communication disorders in geriatric care: A literature review.

Purpose: With medical advancements contributing to increased life expectancy, the growing geriatric population has heightened the need for speech–language pathology services to address neurogenic communication impairments. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers promising opportunities to augment care a...

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Published in:Journal of the All India Institute of Speech & Hearing Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 102 - 110
Main Author: Vora, Juhi
Format: review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd Jul-Dec2025
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        au: Vora, Juhi
        affil: Winchester Medical Center
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          Artificial Intelligence Utilization
          Communicative Disorders Diagnosis
          Neurologic Manifestations Diagnosis
          Gerontologic Care
          Dysarthria Diagnosis
          Aphasia Diagnosis
          Apraxia of Speech (Acquired) Diagnosis
          Automation
          Speech Therapy
          Voice Recognition Systems
          Natural Language Processing
          Machine Learning
          Deep Learning
          Decision Support Systems, Clinical
          Biological Markers Analysis
          Speech Physiology
          Language Tests
          Diagnosis, Computer Assisted
          Geriatric Assessment
          Assistive Technology
      ab: Purpose: With medical advancements contributing to increased life expectancy, the growing geriatric population has heightened the need for speech–language pathology services to address neurogenic communication impairments. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers promising opportunities to augment care and meet this rising demand. The purpose of this review was to synthesize current evidence on the use of AI in assessing neurogenic communication disorders in older adults. By focusing on clinical applications such as automatic speech recognition (ASR) and related AI tools, this review highlights their potential to improve efficiency, accessibility, and accuracy in assessment, while also addressing challenges to successful clinical integration. Materials and Methods: A literature review was performed using the keywords AI, ASR, aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria on several databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, and ASHA Journals Academy. Results: This review summarizes current attempts at incorporating AI in automating the detection and diagnosis of neurogenic communication disorders, including dysarthria, aphasia, and apraxia of speech. Conclusion: AI shows promise in the speech therapy field, in assisting with screening and evaluation of neurogenic communication disorders. However, clinical integration of these tools is challenging given their limitations with culturally and linguistically diverse datasets and concerns with ethical bias and data privacy.
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