Christopher Durang, one of American theater’s most accomplished and acclaimed playwrights, has been diagnosed with logopenic primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare disorder of language which, ...

Primary progressive aphasia is a rare type of aphasia that is caused by brain atrophy. It’s associated with dementia. While there’s no cure, treatment can help with its progression. Share on Pinterest ...

High tCr and low glutamate+glutamine (Glx) metabolite levels in the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) correlate with greater PPA disease severity. Brain tCr levels varied among PPA subtypes; tCr ...

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurological condition that affects a person’s ability to communicate. PPA has three subtypes. Damage due to frontotemporal dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is ...

Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) comprises a group of neurodegenerative conditions in which language impairment arises insidiously and predominates over other cognitive deficits in early stages.

Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a frontotemporal dementia that mainly impacts the brain's language centres, specifically the left hemisphere. This can lead to difficulty in communication.

The image of Bruce Willis, an athletic and wise-cracking movie star, struggling to remember his lines is a tough one. Progressive aphasia is frightening for anyone, but when it afflicts an actor who ...

Memory was preserved over time in people who had primary progressive aphasia (PPA) with Alzheimer's disease, a small study showed. Episodic memory was preserved at initial testing and did not decline ...