Alterações de linguagem em idosos com demência de Alzheimer

Abstract

Dementia is a syndrome determined by the reduction of cognitive and memory deficits, which influence the individual's social performance. Among the types of dementias, there are those of the Alzheimer type, which impairs cognition and memory, in addition to causing speech and language alterations. These damages and alterations can be presented in a specific way, mainly in the population 60 more In order to meet the needs of individuals affected by this dementia syndrome and ensure quality of life, this neurodegenerative disease requires specific care; as follow-up by the speech therapist. Objective: to describe speech and language alterations and verify how speech therapy works in the elderly. Method: integrative literature review in the databases: Scielo, Journal Portal, including articles in Portuguese, using the key words: Alzheimer's disease, elderly, speech and language disorders. Results: 8 (eight) articles were used to review this study, which showed as the main results speech and language alterations in the elderly, impairing communication, hindering interactions and interfering with quality of life, speech therapy shows improvement of the subject's cognition, favoring his/her communication.