McMurtray Aaron, Saito Erin, Nakamoto Beau
Department of Medicine, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Hawaii Med J. 2009 Oct;68(9):223-6.
In bilingual individuals, regression to a primary language may be associated with development of cognitive impairment and increased risk for development of dementia. This report describes two bilingual patients who presented with early symptoms of dementia after regression to their primary language. The results of this study may help clinicians identify aging bilingual patients who are beginning to develop cognitive impairment or dementia and suggest that further studies on the long term cognitive effects of bilingualism and interactions with the aging process are indicated.
在双语者中,回归母语可能与认知障碍的发展以及患痴呆症风险的增加有关。本报告描述了两名双语患者,他们在回归母语后出现了痴呆症的早期症状。这项研究的结果可能有助于临床医生识别开始出现认知障碍或痴呆症的老年双语患者,并表明有必要对双语的长期认知影响以及与衰老过程的相互作用进行进一步研究。