Primer Progressive Aphasia with Psychiatric Symptoms
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Primary progressive aphasia beginning with a psychiatric disorder
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and semantic dementia (SD) are clinical subtypes of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). PPA is characterized by marked changes in language ability. Although anxiety is identified in 39% of FTLD subjects, agitation, irritability, and depression may also be observed. Frustration and anxiety have been frequently reported as ea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Psychopathologica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2469-6676
DOI: 10.4172/2469-6676.100108