title: Are there susceptibility factors for primary progressive aphasia?
abstract: The determinants of selective vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases remain elusive. The asymmetric loss of neurons in primary progressive aphasia offers a unique setting for addressing this question. Although no factor can yet account for the selective vulnerability of the left hemisphere language network to degenerative diseases, a few themes are emerging as potential targets of further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Northwestern University (NU) Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: erogalski@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rogalski
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weintraub
authors.forename: M-Marsel
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mesulam
mesh_terms: D018888:Aphasia, Primary Progressive / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans
keywords: ApoE; Dementia; Dyslexia; Learning disabilities; Risk factors; Vasectomy