Honorific Speech Impairment: A Characteristic Sign of Frontotemporal Dementia

Conclusion: A decline in the ability to use honorific speech may be a diagnosable behavioral and psychiatric symptom for bvFTD in Korean-speaking individuals. This decline in individuals with bvFTD could be attributed to multiple factors, including social manners (politeness) and impaired social language use ability (pragmatics).
Source: Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology - Category: Neurology Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research