Thompson, C. K.. and Ballard, K. J. and Tait, M. E. and Weintraub, S. and Mesulam, M. (1997) Patterns of language decline in non-fluent primary progressive aphasia. [Journal (Paginated)]
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Abstract
Language samples collected yearly for up to 11 years post-onset of symptoms from four subjects presenting with non-fluent primary progressive aphasia (PPA) were analyzed and compared with samples collected from both non-brain-damaged subjects and those with agrammatic Broca's aphasia resulting from a single left-hemisphere stroke. Extensive analysis of lexical and morphosyntactic variables in these samples revealed two patterns of expressive language decline in the PPA subjects - one resembling that seen in our agrammatic aphasic subjects - i.e. impaired production of closed-class elements and loss of sentential structures governed by these elements-and the other characterized by advancing word-retrieval difficulties. These data are relevant for patient-management purposes and, in addition, they provide information relevant to language representation and organization.
Item Type: | Journal (Paginated) |
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Additional Information: | Copyright by Taylor & Francis Ltd. Used with permission. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | GENERALIZED DEMENTIA; AGRAMMATIC PRODUCTION |
Depositing User: | Demetrios Ioannides |
Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2003 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2016 15:13 |
Conference: | Clinical Aphasiology Conference > Clinical Aphasiology Conference (1996 : 26th : Newport, RI : June 1996) |
Conference Date: | June 1996 |
Location: | Newport, R.I. |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Journal or Publication Title: | Aphasiology |
Volume: | 11 |
Number: | 4-5 |
Publication Location: | London |
ISSN: | 1464-5041 |
URI: | http://aphasiology.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1101 |
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