Clinical Progression in Four Cases of Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This case series details the clinical progression of patients with primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS) to illustrate, using several methods and supplemental material examples, the changes that occur in speech and language functioning in this patient population.

Method

Four patients who presented with PPAOS were followed between 5 and 6 years. Two patients had predominant articulatory abnormalities (termed phonetic PPAOS), 1 had predominant prosodic abnormalities (prosodic PPAOS), and 1 had relatively equal articulatory and prosodic abnormalities (mixed PPAOS). Detailed speech (including acoustics), language, neurologic, and neuropsychological data were collected.

Results

At initial exam, the patients ranged from 60 to 77 years old, with presenting di

SUBMITTER: Utianski RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6436456 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature