Primary progressive aphasia: a case report.
Primary progressive aphasia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by deterioration in language function while other higher centre functions are relatively preserved initially. The diagnosis is made based on clinical presentation, linguistic testing and imaging, both functional and structural. Survival is similar to other dementias and the main form of intervention is speech therapy. We describe a case of primary progressive aphasia in a Vietnamese man with corresponding changes on positron emission tomography.
Hong
Frank S
FS
Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia. frank.hong@austin.org.au
Sinnappu
Rabindra N
RN
Lim
Wen Kwang
WK
D000368:Aged; D018888:Aphasia, Primary Progressive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013070:Speech Therapy