Longitudinal naming and repetition relates to AD pathology and burden in autopsy-confirmed primary progressive aphasia.
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In primary progressive aphasia (PPA) patients with autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer's disease (AD) or frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FLTD), we tested how the core clinical features of logopenic PPA-naming and repetition-change over time and relate to pathologic burden.Methods
In PPA with AD (n = 13) or FTLD (n = 16) pathology, Boston Naming Test and Forward Digit Span measured longitudinal naming and repetition; as reference, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) measured global cognition. Pathologic burden in left peri-Sylvian regions was related to longitudinal cognitive decline.Results
PPA with AD showed greater decline in naming (P = 0.021) and repetition (P = 0.020), compared to FTLD; there was no difference in MMSE decline (P = 0.99). Across all PPA, declining naming (P = 0.0084) and repetition (P = 0.011) were associated with angular, superior-middle temporal (naming P = 0.014; repetition P = 0.011) and middle frontal (naming P = 0.041; repetition P = 0.030) pathologic burden.Discussion
Unique longitudinal profiles of naming and repetition performance in PPA with AD are related to left peri-Sylvian pathology.
SUBMITTER: Cousins KAQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8327471 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Longitudinal naming and repetition relates to AD pathology and burden in autopsy-confirmed primary progressive aphasia.
Cousins Katheryn A Q KAQ Bove Jessica J Giannini Lucia A A LAA Kinney Nikolas G NG Balgenorth Yvonne R YR Rascovsky Katya K Lee Edward B EB Trojanowski John Q JQ Grossman Murray M Irwin David J DJ
Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) 20210802 1
<h4>Introduction</h4>In primary progressive aphasia (PPA) patients with autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer's disease (AD) or frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FLTD), we tested how the core clinical features of logopenic PPA-naming and repetition-change over time and relate to pathologic burden.<h4>Methods</h4>In PPA with AD (n = 13) or FTLD (n = 16) pathology, Boston Naming Test and Forward Digit Span measured longitudinal naming and repetition; as reference, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) measu ...[more]
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