Open AccessProgressive apraxia of speech: delays to diagnosis and rates of alternative diagnoses
Author(s) -
Johnny Dang,
Jonathan GraffRadford,
Joseph R. Duffy,
Rene L. Utianski,
Heather M. Clark,
Julie A. G. Stierwalt,
Jennifer L. Whitwell,
Keith A. Josephs,
Hugo Botha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1432-1459
pISSN - 0340-5354
DOI - 10.1007/s00415-021-10585-8
Subject(s) - dysarthria , apraxia , medical diagnosis , aphasia , primary progressive aphasia , medicine , frontotemporal dementia , audiology , neurology , dementia , speech disorder , disease , pediatrics , psychiatry , pathology
Progressive apraxia of speech (PAOS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of speech programming distinct from aphasia and dysarthria, most commonly associated with a 4-repeat tauopathy. Our objective was to better understand the reasons for possible delays or diagnostic errors for patients with PAOS.
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