Pure progressive aphemia.
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چکیده
Aphemia, also called anarthria or severe apraxia of speech, is a rare disorder of speech production usually resulting from vascular lesions affecting the inferior premotor cortex of the left hemisphere. A patient presenting with aphemia as the sole manifestation of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is reported.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 56 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993