In this article, the authors tested five individuals who were categorized as fluent dysphasia with severe anomia (Hodges, Patterson, Oxbury, & Funnell, 1992). It explains that semantic memory is important for comprehension and it outlines the percentage of the long term memory. This kind of memory assists with picture-picture matching and item naming. The researchers recognized that all five individuals’ vocabularies decreased dramatically since their conditions first occurred. The individuals complained about experiencing difficulty recalling names and lacking basic knowledge, such as the type of food that they like, or their hometown. The question that was raised by researchers was whether or not semantic dementia is a clinically recognized syndrome. This paper will summarize the research questions, the procedure that was performed on the patients, and its final results.
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The purpose of this test was to calculate the input and output of semantic memory of the patients. The assessment contained up to 48 items, including categories of animals and man-made items (Hodges et al., 1992). The five patients’ that suffered from fluent dysphasia each took assessments, and it was found that sorting pictures, object naming, picture pointing and fluency was impaired for all of the patients. The goal of this assessment was to distinguish between the different brain diseases. The clinical standard tests that were administered were radiological function imaging tests such as, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and single positron emission tomography (SPECT). Other tests that the patients participated in were semantic memory tests and neuropsychological tests. The five individuals that were evaluated, included four women and one man between the ages of 42 and 68 years
The purpose of this test was to calculate the input and output of semantic memory of the patients. The assessment contained up to 48 items, including categories of animals and man-made items (Hodges et al., 1992). The five patients’ that suffered from fluent dysphasia each took assessments, and it was found that sorting pictures, object naming, picture pointing and fluency was impaired for all of the patients. The goal of this assessment was to distinguish between the different brain diseases. The clinical standard tests that were administered were radiological function imaging tests such as, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and single positron emission tomography (SPECT). Other tests that the patients participated in were semantic memory tests and neuropsychological tests. The five individuals that were evaluated, included four women and one man between the ages of 42 and 68 years