PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA - AN UNCOMMON MASQUERADER OF PSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS

Primary progressive aphasia is a recently described, uncommon language disorder with unclear etiological and clinical boundaries. The infreq uency and ambiguity of the syndrome may prompt psychiatric consultatio n. The authors review the pertinent features of one such referral, inc luding a brief literature review of the salient aspects of the differe ntial diagnosis, and note the implications for appropriate treatment.