What Is Logopenic?
Logopenic Progressive Aphasia (Lpa) Is a Type of Dementia Characterized by Language Disturbance, Including Difficulty Making or Understanding Speech (Aphasia)...
Logopenic progressive aphasia (LPA) is a type of dementia characterized by language disturbance, including difficulty making or understanding speech (aphasia). It is a type of primary progressive aphasia (PPA).
primary progressive aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia is defined as a gradually appeared and gradually worsening disorder of speech without any major alteration of the other cognitive functions.
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What is logopenic speech?
People with logopenic variant PPA (lvPPA, also known as PPA-L) have difficulty finding words when they are speaking. As a result, they may speak slowly and hesitate frequently as they search for the right word. Unlike people with semantic variant PPA, however, they are still able to recall the meanings of words.What is logopenic variant Alzheimers disease?
The logopenic variant of PPA (lvPPA) is characterized by difficulties in single-word retrieval, repetition of sentences/phrases, presence of phonologic errors, left posterior perisylvian or parietal atrophy and typical association with the pathological finding of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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