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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| author | Silmara A. V. de Oliveira Maria Júlia M. de O. Castro Paulo Rogério M. Bittencourt |
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| description | 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 aphasia and developed generalized Alzheimer's dementia 7 years after presentation. There was no clinical or laboratory evidence of concomitant disease. Computerized tomography showed generalized atrophy more marked on the left perisylvian region late in the disease, when EEG showed generalized slowing more marked on the same area. Slowly progressive aphasia of old age should be considered a separate entity until further studies elucidate its relation to Alzheimer's dementia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95c19745c859413795d8e8bbc23241ae2025-08-20T01:58:28ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271989-03-01471727510.1590/S0004-282X1989000100009S0004-282X1989000100009Slowly progressive aphasia followed by Alzheimer' s dementia: a case reportSilmara A. V. de Oliveira0Maria Júlia M. de O. CastroPaulo Rogério M. BittencourtHospital Nossa Senhora das GraçasSlowly 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 aphasia and developed generalized Alzheimer's dementia 7 years after presentation. There was no clinical or laboratory evidence of concomitant disease. Computerized tomography showed generalized atrophy more marked on the left perisylvian region late in the disease, when EEG showed generalized slowing more marked on the same area. Slowly progressive aphasia of old age should be considered a separate entity until further studies elucidate its relation to Alzheimer's dementia.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000100009&lng=en&tlng=en |
| spellingShingle | Silmara A. V. de Oliveira Maria Júlia M. de O. Castro Paulo Rogério M. Bittencourt Slowly progressive aphasia followed by Alzheimer' s dementia: a case report Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| title | Slowly progressive aphasia followed by Alzheimer' s dementia: a case report |
| title_full | Slowly progressive aphasia followed by Alzheimer' s dementia: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Slowly progressive aphasia followed by Alzheimer' s dementia: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Slowly progressive aphasia followed by Alzheimer' s dementia: a case report |
| title_short | Slowly progressive aphasia followed by Alzheimer' s dementia: a case report |
| title_sort | slowly progressive aphasia followed by alzheimer s dementia a case report |
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