Logopenic progressive aphasia
Synonyms: LPA | Logopenic primary progressive aphasia | Logopenic variant PPA
Logopenic progressive aphasia (lv-PPA) is a form of primary progressive aphasia (PPA; see this term) characterized by impaired single-word retrieval and naming and impaired repetition with spared single-word comprehension and object knowledge.
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