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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Primary and Secondary Progressive Aphasia in Posterior Cortical Atrophy.

Catherine Brodeur, Émilie Belley, Lisa-Marie Deschênes, Adriana Enriquez-Rosas, Michelyne Hubert, Anik Guimond, Josée Bilodeau, Jean-Paul Soucy, Joël Macoir

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Catherine BrodeurInstitut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3W 1W5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9885-9478
Émilie BelleyDépartement de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
Lisa-Marie DeschênesDépartement de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
Adriana Enriquez-RosasInstitut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3W 1W5, Canada.
Michelyne HubertInstitut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3W 1W5, Canada.
Anik GuimondInstitut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3W 1W5, Canada.
Josée BilodeauInstitut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3W 1W5, Canada.
Jean-Paul SoucyUniversité de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.
Joël MacoirDépartement de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6661-430X
Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal · CAUniversité Laval · CAMcGill University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPosterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a clinico-radiological syndrome characterized by a progressive decline in visuospatial/visuoperceptual processing. PCA is accompanied by the impairment of other cognitive functions, including language abilities.

methodsThe present study focused on three patients presenting with language complaints and a clinical profile that was compatible with PCA. In addition to neurological and neuroimaging examinations, they were assessed with comprehensive batteries of neuropsychological and neurolinguistic tests.

resultsThe general medical profile of the three patients is consistent with PCA, although they presented with confounding factors, making diagnosis less clear. The cognitive profile of the three patients was marked by Balint and Gerstmann's syndromes as well as impairments affecting executive functions, short-term and working memory, visuospatial and visuoperceptual abilities, and sensorimotor execution abilities. Their language ability was characterized by word-finding difficulties and impairments of sentence comprehension, sentence repetition, verbal fluency, narrative speech, reading, and writing.

conclusionsThis study confirmed that PCA is marked by visuospatial and visuoperceptual deficits and reported evidence of primary and secondary language impairments in the three patients. The similarities of some of their language impairments with those found in the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia is discussed from neurolinguistic and neuroanatomical points of view.

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Alzheimer’s diseasedifferential diagnosislanguage impairmentlogopenic variant of primary progressive aphasiaposterior cortical atrophy

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