Sunday, April 22, 2007

Natural history of primary progressive aphasia

Rhun EL et al.Neurology 2005; 65:887-891.
49 patients were diagnosed (France). median age at onset was 62. First visit median age 66. Impaired ADL's occurred within 7 years. 75 % eventually met diagnostic criteria for FTD, 14 % for LBD, 8 % for CBD, 60 % died after median 7 years.