Various disorders may impair the ability of a person to communicate. These disorders may involve voice, speech, language, hearing, and cognition. Recognizing and addressing communication disorders became an important in clinical disciplines especially in behavioral neurology as an informative part of diagnostic puzzle.
In this paper a bunch of language and communication symptoms were addressed in constellation with neurodegenerative diseases.
Motor aspect of language, aphasia and cognitive-communicative disorders were given special attention.
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