Evolving aphasia: trajectories of neurodegenerative diseases. Issue 2 (9th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heartshorne, Rosie; Larner, Andrew J
• Is Part Of: Progress in neurology and psychiatry. Volume 26:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 6
• Publication Date: 2022-05-09
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Periodicals; 616.805
• DOI: 10.1002/pnp.741
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-7543

Abstract

Abstract : Aphasia, an acquired disorder of language function, may sometimes be an early and isolated sign of neurodegenerative disease or may sometimes evolve in the course of an existing neurodegenerative disorder. We present two cases in which aphasia progressively evolved, one in the context of an existing non‐linguistic cognitive disorder, and one in which aphasia was the presenting symptom. Awareness of the trajectory of neurodegenerative disorders is required when assessing patients longitudinally in clinics devoted to the assessment of cognitive disorders.