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Clinical Issues Breakout Session: Managing Primary Progressive Aphasia

Ahmad Sajjadi, MD
Maura Silverman, MS, CCC/SLP
Tracey Lind and Emily Ingalls
Mary O’Hara, facilitator
Explore PPA from four distinct and complementary perspectives - from the clinical perspective, a care-and-support perspective, and from a person diagnosed and care partner.

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  • @ComplexityUnveiled
    @ComplexityUnveiled3 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty certain my mother has PPA. Words, there's a lot she can't remember. She's got them written on cards. She can't hardly read or spell anymore. Since she dislikes doctors she doesn't have one. Now she's a widow and with the pandemic she's in her house alone for 9 months now. There is no helping her because she isn't willing to accept it's not a learning disability. Oh, yes this is what she's convinced herself it is.

  • @amalamin3062

    @amalamin3062

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most doctors and speech therapists offer telemedicine visits so she won’t have to leave the house and get therapy services

  • @SacredActivist

    @SacredActivist

    3 жыл бұрын

    My mom is in a similar situation. She lives alone and doesn’t have internet.

  • @kimgloria6094
    @kimgloria60942 жыл бұрын

    what are the early symptoms PPA. I am 62 and I a paraphasia - word substitutions. For examples - The other day I said " I need to go into the closet instead of garage " The following day I said to my husband " please put this bowl in the oven instead of dishwasher. I am just wondering if this is a early sign of PPA. I would appreciate any comments. I don't have any issues with word finding. I'm OK there and I don't speak slow either.

  • @TheAFTD

    @TheAFTD

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Kim -- I'm sorry to hear you are going through this. The phenomenon you are describing sounds like something call anomia, or an inability to recall the precise word for an object. Often people with anomia will inadvertently swap out a similar-seeming word for the correct word, much like you described. Anomia is a symptom of a type of FTD known as semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (or semantic variant PPA). However, it's important to know that having anomia does not necessarily mean you have PPA -- anomia can be caused by any number of factors. Only a doctor can make a correct PPA diagnosis. I encourage you to visit the AFTD website for more information. Here is a link to our semantic variant PPA page: www.theaftd.org/what-is-ftd/primary-progressive-aphasia/semantic-variant-ppa-svppa/ You can also get in touch with an AFTD staff member by contacting our HelpLine: call 866-507-7722 or email info@theaftd.org