Primary progressive aphasia

Primary progressive aphasia is a degenerative brain and nervous system disorder (neurological condition) that causes your speaking and language skills to decline over time.

Primary progressive aphasia
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Primary Progressive Aphasia see Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration including Frontotemporal Dementia
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Mutations in the progranulin gene have been associated with primary progressive aphasia in a study of two families with siblings affected by the disease.[1]. Progranulin is a growth factor, a protein that helps cells grow.

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The current designation of the syndrome groups together Pick's disease, primary progressive aphasia, and semantic dementia as FTD.

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See also: Aphasia, Dementia, Stroke, Stress, Symptom