Searching for words: primary progressive aphasia

Primary progressive aphasia is a more rare €” or possibly underdiagnosed €” condition oftenmistaken for frontotemporal dementia or Pick’s disease. First symptoms often present asthe inability to grasp the appropriate words in speech and as yet there is no known effectivetreatment. Drs Demi Onalaja and Bushra Rauf explore this rare form of dementia to helpclinicians differentiate it from Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of dementia.