Zaburzenia mowy w chorobie Alzheimera o wczesnym początku – studium przypadku

This paper describes a case study of a 56-year-old patient suffering from a rare type of early onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD). The selection of the topic arose from the desire to draw more attention to this group of patients. While numerous publications in the relevant Polish-language literature have been dedicated to speech disorders in late onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD), which is diagnosed in people over 65, there are scarce descriptions of cases of speech disorders in EOAD. The research made use of a survey method (the author’s original survey questionnaire fi lled in by the patient’s wife), and the test method (using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, selected tasks from the so-called Łucki’s tests and the author’s own tests). The analysis of the collected material revealed serious defi cits in the patient’s actualisation of words, fl uency, understanding of compound structures, reading with understanding, and writing, which has resulted in his withdrawal from communication.