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Amyloid PET Positivity in Different Primary Progressive Aphasia Phenotypes.
Clinical nuclear medicine - 1 Apr 2018
Beaufils Emilie, Vercouillie Johnny, Vierron Emilie, Cottier Jean-Philippe, Camus Vincent, Mondon Karl, Guilloteau Denis, Hommet Caroline, Ribeiro Maria Joao
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PURPOSE: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurological syndrome in which language functions become progressively impaired with relative sparing of memory and other instrumental functions. The pathologic causes of PPA are heterogeneous, but studies suggest that logopenic PPA (LPA) is underpinned by Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology in a high proportion of cases. The purposes of this descriptive and...
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