“…Since then, several studies 20,42,43,45,47,54,[60][61][62][63][64] have investigated metaphorcomprehension deficits in patients with dementia. Most of these studies, except some recent ones 44,45,47,60,63 focused only on people with AD. However, despite using different testing tools with different types of metaphors (conventional and novel) and different techniques for response elicitation (verbal explanation and multiple choice), these studies report a metaphor-comprehension deficit in patients with dementia.…”