Fluencja słowna w wybranej kategorii nazw własnych w otępieniu lekkim w przebiegu choroby Parkinsona

Abstract

The article described verbal fluency in people diagnosed with mild dementia in the Parkinson’s disease. The possibility of generating city names was investigated. The method of clinical experiment was used to achieve the research goal. The results of the obtained research were subjected to qualitative and quantitative analysis. The quantitative assessment included the result of the so-called word production. Assessment of time parameters. The qualitative assessment was aimed at: analyzing the mistakes; characteristics of phenomena that suggest dysfunctions of semantic dictionary; description of the cluster generation strategy. The results were combined with the probable causes of the impaired verbal fluency. The specificity of this process was indicated. This article is an introduction to a broader comparative study of semantic fluency in terms of common names and proper names in Parkinson’s disease.