Article type: CME Quiz
Article
title: Corticobasal degeneration presenting with primary progressive aphasia
Journal: Current
Medical Issues
Year: 2020
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
A 55‑year‑old female
presenting with difficulty hearing and speaking was admitted to our hospital.
Her family history was negative for neurological disorders. Although she could
perform household activities and her daily habits and personality did not change,
her language ability gradually deteriorated over the years. On neurological
examination, agrammatic speech with impaired sentence comprehension relatively
preserved single‑word comprehension, and possible apraxia
of speech was observed. Furthermore, her left superior limb was rigidity the
right was normal. Laboratory tests were within
normal limits. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was requested.
Keywords: Corticobasal degeneration, aphasia, apraxia, movement disorder
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DOI
10.4103/cmi.cmi_41_19
Citation
Rissardo
JP, Fornari Caprara AL. Corticobasal degeneration presenting
with primary progressive aphasia. Curr Med Issues 2020;18:68-71
