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Utilizing Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language Function in Stroke Patients with Chronic Non-fluent Aphasia
Published on: July 2, 2013
Does this patient have primary progressive aphasia?
Stuart J Kanter1, Ronan M Factora, Theodore T Suh
1Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Abstract:
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a distinct clinical entity in which the patient develops language deficits while other cognitive domains remain relatively preserved until late in the course of the illness. The diagnosis can be relatively clear through an appropriate diagnostic approach based on the history and physical examination. There is no cure, but speech therapy is beneficial in this illness.
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