Brain Friends
Brain Friends
Dr. D. Seles Gadson and Angie Cauthorn
When Language Declines Slowly: Understanding Primary Progressive Aphasia
26 minutes Posted Feb 29, 2024 at 6:00 pm.
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Send us Fan Mail Primary progressive aphasia is not the same as stroke-related aphasia, and the difference matters for diagnosis, treatment, and family planning. In this episode, Dr. Davetrina Seles Gadson breaks down the complexities of PPA, how it differs from other aphasia types, and why frontotemporal dementia is often part of the conversation. Angie Cauthorn adds plain language analogies that make the distinctions clear for anyone navigating this diagnosis. PPA is progressive, whic...