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Age and Ageing Advance Access originally published online on October 25, 2007
Age and Ageing 2007 36(6):700-702; doi:10.1093/ageing/afm139
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Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society.

Case Reports

Primary progressive aphasia: a case report

Frank S. Hong1, Rabindra N. Sinnappu2 and Wen Kwang Lim3

1 Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia
2 Broadmeadows Health Service, 35 Johnstone St., Broadmeadows, Victoria 3047, Australia
3 Clinical Services Medicine, The Northern Hospital, 185 Cooper St., Epping, Victoria, Australia

Address correspondence to: Frank Shih-Ping Hong. Tel: 61 3 9496 5981; Fax: 613 9459 1674. Email: frank.hong{at}austin.org.au

Abstract

Primary progressive aphasia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by deterioration in language function while other higher centre functions are relatively preserved initially. The diagnosis is made based on clinical presentation, linguistic testing and imaging, both functional and structural. Survival is similar to other dementias and the main form of intervention is speech therapy. We describe a case of primary progressive aphasia in a Vietnamese man with corresponding changes on positron emission tomography.

Keywords: primary progressive aphasia, positron emission tomography, neurodegenerative disorder, language, elderly

Received 25 February 2007; accepted in revised form 11 June 2007.


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