| Primary progressive aphasia: a case report. | |
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PMID: 10362910 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report a 69-year-old male patient whose motor aphasia started at the age of 61. The language disability remained isolated and progressed over a period of eight years without any additional cognitive deficits. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed moderate cortical atrophy with frontal dominance. Single photon emission tomography (SPECT) showed hypoperfusion in the frontotemporoparietal region, positron emission tomography (PET) demonstrated a global cortical reduction of glucose utilization with a lesser decrement in the occipital lobes. The clinical symptoms and the neuropsychological findings fit the diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia. |
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Authors:
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T G Nagy; I Jelencsik; I Szirmai |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of neurology : the official journal of the European Federation of Neurological Societies Volume: 6 ISSN: 1351-5101 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Neurol. Publication Date: 1999 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-06-21 Completed Date: 2000-06-21 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9506311 Medline TA: Eur J Neurol Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 515-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary. |
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Aged Aphasia, Primary Progressive / pathology, physiopathology*, psychology Atrophy Brain / pathology Cerebrovascular Circulation Disease Progression Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Neuropsychological Tests Speech Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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