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[Aphasia and dementia].

H Spiessl¹, J Marienhagen, H Stöhr

¹Bezirksklinikum Regensburg. hermann.spiessl@bkr-regensburg.de

Psychiatrische Praxis

|August 2, 2001

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Primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare neurodegenerative condition, affects language initially before impacting cognition. This case study highlights a patient

Area of Science:

Neurodegenerative diseases
Neurology
Cognitive Neurology

Background:

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a rare neurodegenerative syndrome.
PPA is considered part of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration spectrum.
Characterized by initial isolated language dissolution, followed by cognitive decline.

Observation:

A case study of a 66-year-old woman with probable fluent PPA.
Initial symptom: word amnesia.
Progression over 2-3 years: impaired word comprehension, over-fluent speech with semantic paraphasias, and generalized dementia.

Findings:

Cerebral computed tomography (CCT) showed minor bilateral cortical volume reduction.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed left temporal lobe atrophy, including the hippocampus.

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Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) indicated reduced uptake in the left frontal and temporal lobes.

Implications:

This case illustrates the clinical progression of fluent PPA.
Highlights the utility of neuroimaging (MRI, SPECT) in diagnosing PPA.
Contributes to understanding the spectrum of frontotemporal lobar degeneration.