Abstract
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a form of dementia in which brain circuits responsible for language and speech show progressive impairments. Based on consensus criteria PPA is divided into 3 main variants: a nonfluent/agrammatic, a semantic and a logopenic variant. Each variant has specific clinical characteristics, including neuropsychiatric symptoms, and is associated with different neuropathological findings. We describe a 51-year-old man with neuropsychiatric symptoms and progressive language disturbances. The diagnosis PPA was established after an extensive work-up in a psychiatric clinic. We describe which factors contributed to this complex diagnostic process and discuss why knowledge of this disorder is relevant for psychiatrists.
| Translated title of the contribution | A 51-year-old man with primary progressive aphasia |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 112-116 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |