Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders COMD 7389

Class Room: CBH 1.704

Class Time: 3:00 – 5:45 pm

Instructors: Prof. Sandra B Chapman Audette Rackley

Office Hours: On appointment Office: CBH 3.420
Office Hours: (By appointment)
Office Phone: (972) 883-3405
E mail: arackley@utdallas.edu

Dates Topic Readings

Aug 25 Aging and Dementia: An overview
Sept 1 Mild Cognitive Impairment 1, 2, 3, 4
Alzheimer’s disease
Sept 8 Other types of dementia (reversible and irreversible) 5&6
FTD/FTLD Clinical Features & Assessment
Sept 15 Cognitive Linguistic evaluation of dementia 7
Assessment measures and Case History
Sept 22 Differential Diagnosis Workshop 8
Sept 29 Medical evaluation/Neuroimaging 9 & 10
Neuropsychological Perspective
Oct 6 In class mid-term
Oct 13 Environmental Modifications 11, 12, & 13
Direct Intervention
Oct 20 Caregiver Intervention/Support Groups 14 & 15
Legal Issues
Oct 27 Communication in Alzheimer’s 16
Goal Setting
Nov 3 On-Site visit: Friends Place
Nov 10 Assessment and management of dementia in various 17 & 18
settings (hospitals, rehab centers, etc.)
Nov 17 Prevention of dementia and cognitive decline 19
Nov 24 No Class – Thanksgiving
Dec 1 Resources for professionals; patients and family
Dec 15 In class final
Readings
Readings can be accessed through library course reserve. Supplementary readings will be
assigned as needed.

1. Anand, R., Chapman, S.B., Zientz. J., & Toussaint, K. (2005). Mild cognitive impairment.
A Clinical perspective. Perspectives on Gerontology, 10, 10-14.
2. Petersen, R.C. & Morris J.C. (2005). Mild cognitive impairment as a clinical entity and
treatment target. Archives of Neurology, 62, 1160 – 1163.
3. Geldmacher, D.S. 2009. Alzheimer’s Disease. In M.F. Weiner & A.M. Lipton (Eds.), The
American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
(pp. 155 – 172). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
4. Bloom, F.E., Beal, M.F., & Kupfer. D.J. (2003). Alzheimer’s disease. In The Dana guide to
brain health (pp. 625 – 634). New York, NY: Free Press.
5. Lipton, A.M., & Boxer, A. 2009. Frontotemporal Dementia. In M.F. Weiner & A.M.
Lipton (Eds.), The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Alzheimer Disease and
Other Dementias (pp. 219 - 227). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
6. Neary D, Snowden, J.S., Gustafson L, Passant U, Stuss D, Black S., Freedman M et al.
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration: A consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria.
Neurology 1998; 51(6):1546-1554.
7. Chapman, S. B., Zientz, J., Weiner, M., Rosenberg, R., Frawley, W., & Burns, M. H. (2002).
Discourse Changes in early Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and normal
aging. Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders, 16, 177-186.
8. Chapman, S.B., Bonte, F.J., Wong, S.B.C., Zientz, J.N., Hynan, L.S., Harris, T.S., et al.,
(2005). Convergence of connected language and SPECT in variants of frontotemporal
lobar degeneration. Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders, 19, 202-213.
9. Lipton, A.M., & Rubin, C.D. 2009. Medical Evaluation and Diagnosis. In M.F. Weiner &
A.M. Lipton (Eds.), The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Alzheimer Disease
and Other Dementias (pp. 71 - 83). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing,
Inc.
10. Cullum, C.M., & Lacritz, L.H. 2009. Neuropsychological Assessment in Dementia. In M.F.
Weiner & A.M. Lipton (Eds.), The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Alzheimer
Disease and Other Dementias (pp. 85 - 103). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric
Publishing, Inc.
11. Bourgeois, M. S. (1992). Evaluating memory wallets in conversations with persons with
dementia. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 35, 1344-1357.
12. Chapman, S. B., Weiner, M. F., Rackley, A. Hynan L. S., & Zientz, J. (2004). Effects of
cognitive-communication stimulation for Alzheimer’s disease patients treated with
donepezil. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 47, 1149-1163.
13. Moss S. E., Polignano, E., White, C. L., Minichiello, M. D., & Sunderland, T. (2002).
Reminiscence group activities and discourse interaction in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal
of Gerontological Nursing, 28, 36-44.
14. Bellenire, K. (2003). Home safety for people with Alzheimer’s disease. In Alzheimer’s
disease source book (pp. 289-312). Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics Inc.
 15. Bellenire, K. 2003). Caregiving: Routine concerns. In Alzheimer’s disease source book
(pp. 313-326). Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics Inc.
16. Ripich, D. N., & Ziol, E. (1999). Training Alzheimer’s disease caregivers for successful
communication. Clinical Gerontologist, 21, 37-56.
17. American Speech-Language Hearing Association. (2005). Roles of speech-language
pathologists in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with cognitive
communication disorders: Position statement. ASHA supplement 25.
18. American Speech-Language Hearing Association. (2005). Knowledge and skills needed by
speech-language pathologists providing services to individuals with cognitive-
communication disorders. ASHA Supplement 25.
19. Breitner, J., & Albert, M.S. 2009. Prevention of Dementia and Cognitive Decline. In M.F.
Weiner & A.M. Lipton (Eds.), The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Alzheimer
Disease and Other Dementias (pp. 443 - 466). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric
Publishing, Inc.

Assessment

Exams: 2

1. In class mid-term (short essays) - Date: 10/06/10 (33%)

2. In class final (short essays) - Date: TBA (33%)

Project: 1 Due 11/17/2010 (34%)

Write a 5 page double-spaced paper setting forth the message communicated by mainstream
media (advertising, news stories, movies, books, etc.) about a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Evaluate the message communicated (social, emotional, functional) and the short and long-
term impact it could have on individuals and families living with a diagnosis. Discuss ways to
address these challenges in terms of delivery of the diagnosis, education about the disease, and
availability of services at different levels of the disease process. Consider how the Speech
Language Pathologist can add to the process in a major way and discuss/design a core role for
the SLP which is outside the current scope of the service delivery. Your paper should include a
minimum of 5 references.