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Review
. 2010 Mar;25(2):125-7.
doi: 10.1177/1533317509356691. Epub 2010 Feb 1.

Primary progressive aphasia: clinical, imaging, and neuropathological findings

Gediminas Gliebus  1
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Review

Primary progressive aphasia: clinical, imaging, and neuropathological findings

Gediminas Gliebus. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder initially presenting with progressive language imapirment. This article provides a clinically oriented review of PPA. Different clinical presentations and imaging findings of 3 subtypes, agrammatic, semantic and logopenic, are presented. Underlying neuropathology, medical and social management aspects of these patients are reviewed.

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