Chris J D Hardy, Cathleen Taylor-Rubin, Beatrice Taylor, Emma Harding, Aida Suarez Gonzalez, Jessica Jiang, Laura Thompson, Rachel Kingma, Anthipa Chokesuwattanaskul, Ffion Walker, Suzie Barker, Emilie Brotherhood, Claire Waddington, Olivia Wood, Nikki Zimmermann, Nuriye Kupeli, Keir X X Yong, Paul M Camic, Joshua Stott, Charles R Marshall, Neil P Oxtoby, Jonathan D Rohrer, Frankie O'Shea, Anna Volkmer, Sebastian J Crutch, Jason D Warren
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA) is a major variant presentation of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that signals the importance of communication dysfunction across AD phenotypes. A clinical staging system is lacking for the evolution of AD-associated communication difficulties that could guide diagnosis and care planning. Our aim was to create a symptom-based staging scheme for lvPPA, identifying functional milestones relevant to the broader AD spectrum...
April 26, 2024: European Journal of Neurology