Progressive Aphasia: Patterns of Language Behavior and Regional Cortical Atrophy

Primary Progressive aphasia (PPA) is a disorder characterized by gradual decline in language functions, with relative sparing of other cognitive abilities. This behavioral profile results from neurodegenerative disease that preferentially affects language cortex. As is the case in aphasia resulting...

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Main Author: Henry, Maya
Other Authors: Beeson, Pelagie M.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/196034