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  • Neurology
  • Linguistics

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  • Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative condition causing progressive language decline.
  • Existing PPA variants include nonfluent/agrammatic, semantic, and logopenic types.
  • This report focuses on PPA cases with impaired speech initiation.

Observation:

  • Two patients presented with progressive speech deficits, notably a lack of spontaneous speech.
  • Despite normal naming, repetition, reading, and writing, patients exhibited impaired speech fluency.
  • Both propositional and automatic speech production (e.g., reciting, singing) were affected.

Findings:

  • Brain imaging revealed bilateral medial frontal atrophy in both patients.
  • The observed deficits align with dynamic aphasia.
  • This presentation is unique, being the first reported cases with bilateral medial frontal atrophy impacting both propositional and automatic speech.

Implications:

  • This distinct clinical profile may represent a novel variant of primary progressive aphasia.
  • Understanding this variant could refine PPA diagnosis and classification.
  • Further research is warranted to confirm this as a new PPA subtype and explore its underlying mechanisms.