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Primary progressive aphasia: misdiagnosis with ‘normal imaging’
Author(s) -
Randall A,
Larner AJ
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.663
Subject(s) - primary progressive aphasia , aphasia , differential diagnosis , cognition , medicine , aphasiology , psychology , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pediatrics , psychiatry , pathology , disease , dementia , frontotemporal dementia
Aphasia, an acquired disorder of language function, has a potentially broad differential diagnosis. We present two cases in which primary progressive aphasia in its most common variant – the non‐fluent form – was misdiagnosed as other cognitive disorders, with consequent implications for patient lifestyle and activities. Greater awareness of this disorder is required in the assessment of patients presenting to memory clinics.