@misc{oai:kawasakigakuen.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000309,
 author = {Aoi ASHIZUKA and Fumie TAZAKI},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {In healthy subjects, the comprehension process is different between abstract words and concrete words. Previous studies reported that the understanding speed is faster and more accurate for concrete words than abstract words; however, this difference is increased in subjects who have language dysfunction due to brain damage. In this report, we focused on abstract words, and investigated how the ability to comprehend them may be used in the evaluation of language acquisition and adult cognitive function. In the literature, studies on the understanding and expression of abstract words rarely included patients with dementia. In this study, we examined the understanding and expression of abstract words in three patients with dementia using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Abstract Word Understanding Test (SCTAW), and a free conversation analysis. The SCTAW results showed that all subjects had scores below the average of the same age group. Moreover, the most common false-reaction pattern was observed, and it was found to be associated with "semantic-related" stimuli, with the same type of error most frequently occurring in healthy subjects. In addition, the results of the conversation analysis showed that MMSE scores and the number of abstract words expressed by the patients tended to be correlated. Therefore, the results suggested that cognitive function was correlated with the number of abstract words expressed., Original Article},
 title = {The relevance of cognitive dysfunction and comprehension of abstract words},
 year = {2020}
}