Publication details
Primární progresivní apraxie řeči
| Title in English | Primary progressive apraxia of speech |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Neurologie pro praxi |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences |
| Keywords | neurodegenerative disorders; speech disorders; primary progressive apraxia of speech |
| Description | Apraxia of speech is a disorder of speech motor planning and/or programming. It is often caused by stroke. Recently a new neurodegenerative disorder has been described where apraxia of speech is the only or predominant symptom. It was named primary progressive apraxia of speech. Authors present a case report of 72 year old male suffering from progressive worsening of speech for four years to near anarthria who has been finally diagnosed with primary progressive apraxia of speech. |