Alexander Disease Research Update – Episode #30: 1) Speech-language impairments, and 2) GFAP concentrations in CSF and blood
About this episode
Albee Messing, Debra Levin, and Amy Waldman discuss recent research on speech-language impairments and GFAP concentrations in Alexander Disease.
Send us Fan Mail Albee Messing, Debra Levin, and Amy Waldman discuss the following recent publications: [01:27] Language Skills in Patients With Alexander Disease. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 35:211-225 (2025) [17:06] Characterization of Clinical Phenotype to Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Concentrations in Alexander Disease. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology (in press) [full text] Send...
People in this episode
Host: Albee Messing
Guests: Debra Levin, Amy Waldman
Topics covered
- Alexander Disease
- speech-language impairments
- GFAP concentrations
- clinical phenotype
- recent publications
Keywords
- Alexander Disease
- speech-language pathology
- GFAP
- clinical phenotype
- CSF
- blood
- research publications
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Books & works: Language Skills in Patients With Alexander Disease, Characterization of Clinical Phenotype to Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Concentrations in Alexander Disease
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