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Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.140.380.132.600
C10.228.140.380.266.600
C10.574.950.300.600
C10.597.606.150.500.800.100.155.600
C18.452.845.800.300.600
C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.100.155.600
F03.615.400.125.600
F03.615.400.380.600
Unique ID
D057178
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057178
Scope Note
A form of frontotemporal lobar degeneration and a progressive form of dementia characterized by motor speech impairment and AGRAMMATISM, with relative sparing of single word comprehension and semantic memory.
Entry Term(s)
Non-fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
PPA Syndrome
Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia
Previous Indexing
Aphasia, Broca (1991-2003)
Aphasia, Primary Progressive (2003-2009)
Public MeSH Note
2010; see APHASIA, PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE 2001-2009
History Note
2010; use APHASIA, PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE 2001-2009
Date Established
2010/01/01
Date of Entry
2009/07/06
Revision Date
2015/06/30
Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia Preferred
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