The Role of Speech

and Language
Therapy in
Neurodegenerative
Diseases
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5- Very Common Neurodegenerative Diseases

6- Parkinson Disease and SLT

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BENEFITS
Strengthening
Communication Skills
Facilitating Daily Life
Interaction
Boosting Confidence
PRESERVATION OF QUALITY OF
LIFE
Contributing to the quality of life for
both patients and caregivers
Slowing down the progression of the
disease
Providing coping strategies for
managing communication challenges
Enhancing social participation and
engagement
Promoting independence in daily
activities
EFFECTS
Speech Ability
Comprehension
Writing and Reading Skills
Understanding Body Language
Social Communication
Neurodegenerative
diseases
SYMPTOMS
Memory Loss and Cognitive
Decline
Difficulty in Communication,
including finding words and
forming sentences
Motor symptoms such as tremors,
slowed movement, and muscle
stiffness
Balance and coordination
problems, leading to an increased
risk or falls
Changes in mood, behavior, or
personality
Disorientation, confusion, and
difficulty in recognizing familiar
people or places
HOW IT CAN HELP
Individual therapy sessions
Group therapy
Speech and Language exercises
Technological supports
 Parkinson’s Disease

Very Common Alzheimer’s Disease

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Parkinson’s Disease
Understanding Parkinson's
Disease
How Can Speech and Language
Therapy Help?

Communication
Voice therapy Articulation therapy Swallowing therapy
strategies
Exercises to strengthen Exercises can be done Techniques for patients
Strategies that can be
speech sounds can be to strengthen the experiencing
used in daily
done. tongue and jaw swallowing difficulties
communication can be
can be taught
developed
Some
celebrities
with
Parkinson’s
disease Micheal J. FOX Muhammad Ali Neil Diamond
Canadian Actor Legendary boxer American singer
Alzheimer’s Disease
Inability to Recognize One’s
Own Reflection in Alzheimer
Disease
 How Can Speech and Language
Therapy Help?

Preserving
Boosting Confidence Reducing Anxiety
Communication
Skills Speech and language Difficulties in language
therapy can boost and speech can often
By preserving the
patients' confidence, lead to anxiety.
language and speech
enabling them to use Therapy can reduce
skills of patients, it can
their communication this anxiety and help
help them stay
skills and maintain patients feel more
connected with their
social interactions comfortable in
families and
communication
caregivers.
 Neurodegenerative Diseases and SLT
Neurodegenerative disorders are chronic conditions that damage and destroy parts of your nervous system
over time, especially your brain. In other words, neurodegenerative diseases occur as a result of the death or
deterioration of the functions of neurons. Damage to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord affects important
functions such as movement, thinking, speaking, and swallowing. Neurodegenerative diseases are permanent,
but many are now treatable thanks to improvements in medical treatments. Currently, the main goal is to
treat the symptoms and slow the progress of these conditions when possible.

Neurodegenerative disorders include Alzheimer's disease, ataxia, Huntingon's disease, Parkinson's disease,
motor neuron disease, multiple system atrophy, and progressive supranuclear palsy. The most common
neurodegenerative diseases, are Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's. First of all, Alzheimer's is the
most common form of dementia. Memory loss, loss of cognitive abilities, function in language areas (aphasia),
and function in movements requiring skill (apraxia) are observed. It may occur due to age, gender, genetic
factors, head injuries, vascular diseases, infections, and environmental factors. Another important disease is
Parkinson's. Parkinson's disease affects both motor and non-motor systems. Tremor, rigidity (contraction),
slowness of movement, difficulty walking, sleep difficulties, dysphagia (swallowing disorders), and postural
instability (standing posture disorder) are some of the symptoms. In addition, an increase in speaking speed or
speaking in a low tone of voice, a decrease in facial expressions while speaking, and difficulty in speaking
monotony are among Parkinson's symptoms. The last of the important diseases is Huntington's. Huntington's
disease occurs as a result of the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. There is no possibility of transmission
to another individual except through genetic pathways. In this disease, muscle problems, abnormal or slow
eye movements, posture, balance, gait disturbances, and difficulty swallowing or speaking may occur.
 Speech-Language Therapy (SLT) plays a significant role in many of the additions, but it is not always in the spotlight.
Speech and language therapists apply personalized therapy methods to each patient with speech and swallowing
disorders. Swallowing therapy includes methods such as strong swallowing exercises, expiratory muscle strengthening
training, and changing the consistency of food. Speech interventions include vocal hygiene, traditional speech therapy, and
Lee Silverman Voice Therapy, which prevents monotonous robotic speech. With these methods, the patient's quality of life
increased.Therapy provides strategies to help patients maintain or improve their communication skills and cope with
language and speech difficulties.
 Speech and language therapy a
crucial role in assisting individuals
with
neurodegenerative diseases such as
Parkinson ‘s and Alzeimer ‘s
maintaining their
communication abilities and quality
of life . These diseases often lead to

Summary dıffıculties in
speech , language , and
communication skılls . Speech and
language therapists assist
these patients by applying therapies
aimed at improving their
communication skills
and facilitating their daily lives.
 Research Tools:
Scopus
The Cochrane Library
Google Scholar
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Wikipedia
Pubmed
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