Slowly progressive aphasia followed by Alzheimer' s dementia: a case report

Slowly progressive aphasia has been found in 8 published cases, 2 of whom progressed over a period of years to generalized dementia. Positron emission tomography demonstrated decreased glucose metabolism in the left perisylvian region in 2 cases. We describe a patient who had slowly progressive apha...

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Main Authors: Silmara A. V. de Oliveira, Maria Júlia M. de O. Castro, Paulo Rogério M. Bittencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1989-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000100009&lng=en&tlng=en
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