Schizophasia and Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: A Literature Review by Sylwia Niedźwiadek, Agata Szulc

“…Cognitive disorders occur in schizophrenia and may be present even before the first symptoms of psychosis. Language deficits are also mentioned as one of the diagnostic symptoms of this disease. …”
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Access to context-specific lexical-semantic information during discourse tasks differentiates speakers with latent aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitively healthy adult... by Brielle C. Stark, Brielle C. Stark, Sarah Grace Dalton, Alyssa M. Lanzi, Alyssa M. Lanzi

“…This is problematic since many adults who have mild language deficits experience daily activity and participation limitations that are undetected and not managed. …”
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Cortical Auditory Disorders: A Case of Non-Verbal Disturbances Assessed with Event-Related Brain Potentials by Sönke Johannes, Michael E. Jöbges, Reinhard Dengler, Thomas F. Münte

“…In the non-verbal domain, sound agnosia and amusia have been reported but are frequently accompanied by language deficits whereas pure deficits are rare. Absolute pitch and musicians’ musical abilities have been associated with left hemispheric functions. …”
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Language assessment in primary progressive aphasia: Which components should be tested? by Andressa Aguiar da Silva, Marcela Lima Silagi, Karin Zazo Ortiz

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a dementia syndrome whose onset and course manifests with language deficits. There is a lack of instruments for clinical assessment of language in dementia and further research in the area is needed. …”
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Working Memory Training to Address Language Impairments in Aphasia: A Case Study by Despina Kranou-Economidou, Maria Kambanaros

“…Traditionally, people with aphasia (PWA) are treated with impairment-based language therapy to improve receptive and expressive language skills. In addition to language deficits, PWA are often affected by some level of working memory (WM) impairments. …”
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Exploring Narrative Ability in Greek-Speaking Children with High-Functioning ASD: Associations with Memory and Attention by Vasiliki Zarokanellou, Alexandros Gryparis, Katerina Papanikolaou

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Narration is a sensitive tool for the assessment of language in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD) since mild language deficits beyond the sentential level are not always noticeable through the administration of standardized language tests targeting the lexical or sentential level. …”
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Machine learning techniques for predicting neurodevelopmental impairments in premature infants: a systematic review by Arantxa Ortega-Leon, Daniel Urda, Ignacio J. Turias, Simón P. Lubián-López, Simón P. Lubián-López, Isabel Benavente-Fernández, Isabel Benavente-Fernández, Isabel Benavente-Fernández

“…Background and objectiveVery preterm infants are highly susceptible to Neurodevelopmental Impairments (NDIs), including cognitive, motor, and language deficits. This paper presents a systematic review of the application of Machine Learning (ML) techniques to predict NDIs in premature infants.MethodsThis review presents a comparative analysis of existing studies from January 2018 to December 2023, highlighting their strengths, limitations, and future research directions.ResultsWe identified 26 studies that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. …”
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Visuoconstructional Impairment in Dementia Syndromes by William E. Reichman, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Keith D. McDaniel, Frederick Flynn, Jeffrey Gornbein

“…The study demonstrates that: (1) VMI is a convenient method for quantifying constructional deficits in DAT and other dementing illnesses; (2) constructional deficits are highly correlated with dementia severity and memory and language deficits in DAT; (3) neuropsychological deficits are less highly inter-correlated in vascular dementia than in DAT; and (4) abnormal constructional skills are present in some normal elderly.…”
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The Investigation of the Relationship Between Individual Pain Perception, Brain Electrical Activity, and Facial Expression Based on Combined EEG and Facial EMG Analysis by Ma C, Wang C, Zhu D, Chen M, Zhang M, He J

“…However, individuals with cognitive impairments or language deficits may struggle to accurately report their pain. …”
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Auditory agnosia for environmental sounds in Alzheimer’s disease: Effects on daily life by J.A. Coebergh, S. McDowell, T.C.A.M. van Woerkom, J.P. Koopman, J.L. Mulder, F.R.E. Smink, J.D. Blom, S.F.T.M. de Bruijn

“…It is common in Alzheimer’s disease, and is associated with peripheral hearing loss, although independent of it, and presumed independent of language deficits. The effects of this type of agnosia on daily life in Alzheimer’s disease are unknown. …”
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