PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA

This study is testing whether a safe, non-invasive brain stimulation technique, combined with speech therapy, can help people with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) improve their ability to name objects and spell words. PPA is a disorder that gradually impairs language skills. Re…

This study is testing whether a gentle, non-invasive electrical brain stimulation can boost the benefits of language therapy for people with logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA), a rare form of early-onset dementia that steals a person's ability to speak and comm…

This study aims to better understand how primary progressive aphasia affects the brain and language abilities over time. Researchers will track 500 participants with this condition using brain scans, memory tests, and language assessments. The goal is to gather detailed informati…

This study aims to understand how a progressive speech disorder called apraxia of speech changes the brain over time. Researchers at Mayo Clinic will use repeated brain scans and speech tests to track 50 patients with this condition. The goal is to learn how brain changes relate …

This study aims to understand if speech therapy tailored for bilingual people can help those with primary progressive aphasia, a condition that causes worsening language problems. Researchers will test 60 bilingual participants to see if practicing in both their languages improve…

This study aims to create a better prediction model for how memory and thinking problems worsen over time in people with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Researchers will collect blood samples, perform brain scans, conduct memory tests, and gather information from clo…