Search results with tag "Primary progressive aphasia"
Checklist for applying for Social Security Disability and ...
alz.orgPrimary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) The ALS Parkinsonism Dementia Complex. ... progressive decline in function or test scores over time. Your record must state you have early-onset Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia.
Common Classification of Aphasia - ASHA
www.asha.orgPrimary progressive aphasia (PPA)—despite its name—is a type of dementia. It is characterized by gradual loss of language function in the context of relatively well-preserved memory, visual processing, and personality until the …
What is PPA?
www.brain.northwestern.eduWhat is PPA? Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a form of cognitive impairment that involves a progressive loss of language function. Language is a uniquely human faculty that allows us to communicate with each other
Frontotemporal Disorders: Information for Patients ...
order.nia.nih.govprimary progressive aphasia (PPA) but can also appear later in the course of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. The table on page 6 summarizes the three types of frontotemporal disorders and lists the terms that clinicians may use when diagnosing these disorders.