A Case of the Fluent Form of Primary Progressive Aphasia Presenting as Conduction Aphasia.
- Author:
Kyung Won PARK
1
;
Do Young KANG
;
Jae Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary progressive aphasia;
Conduction aphasia
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Aphasia, Conduction*;
Aphasia, Primary Progressive*;
Aphasia, Wernicke;
Atrophy;
Brain;
Comprehension;
Female;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Neuropsychological Tests;
Temporal Lobe;
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2002;20(4):410-413
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary progressive aphasia(PPA) can be classified into nonfluent and fluent types. The fluent PPA usually manifests as Wernicke's or transcortical sensory aphasia. We report a 61-year-old right-handed woman who presented with a fluent PPA. An aphasia test revealed fluent speech and intact comprehension but decreased repetition and naming, consistent with conduction aphasia. Other cognitive functions and activities of daily living were preserved. Brain MRI and SPECT respectively showed a focal atrophy and a hypoperfusion in the left temporal lobe.
