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Acta Neurológica Colombiana
Print version ISSN 0120-8748On-line version ISSN 2422-4022
Abstract
TORRES URAZAN, Daniela; GUERRERO BARRAGAN, Alejandra; PAJARO HERNANDEZ, Karen del Carmen and JIMENEZ GAMBOA, Daniela. Non-fluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2023, vol.39, n.3, e9. Epub Nov 03, 2023. ISSN 0120-8748. https://doi.org/10.22379/anc.v39i3.853.
Introduction:
In the group of neurodegenerative diseases, there is a group of pathologies that are characterized by a prominent compromise of language, normally called primary progressive aphasias, these are subdivided into 3 types: logopenic variant, semantic variant and non-fluent or agrammatic variant.
Case presentation:
Patient with a clinical picture that begins at age 65, with decreased social interaction, a couple of months later his wife notices that his language becomes not fluent, speaks in short words or phrases, cannot say complete sentences, in addition to changes in the intonation of words and alterations in written language, the patient states that his main limitation at the moment is not being able to express what he wants to say and for this reason they consult.
Discussion:
In the case of this patient, a change in his personality is initially described that does not compromise his functionality, however soon after a language involvement is presented as the main symptom and the one that generates a compromise in his quality of life, with neuropsychological tests and findings on neuroimaging that supports the diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) non-fluent or agrammatical variant, with associated behavioral and motor symptoms.
Conclusion:
APPs are a group of neurocognitive disorders whose primary characteristic is language impairment. Each APP variant has specific clinical characteristics and diagnostic criteria that must be known in order to suspect the diagnosis and make an appropriate approach to the patient.
Keywords : Dementia; Language; Neurocognitive disorders; Primary progressive non-fluent aphasia.