Abstract
We have comprehensively documented a case of semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia (sv-PPA) presenting with early-onset pathological gambling (PG). While a growing number of studies have shown the presence of behavioral alterations in patients with sv-PPA, PG has been observed only in the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD). To date, no case of PG with the co-occurrence of prominent semantic deficits at the onset of the disease has been reported in the literature. Impulse disorders at onset may wrongly lead to a misdiagnosis (ie, psychiatric disorders). Therefore, a wider characterization of cognitive/aphasia symptoms in patients presenting impulse disorders and predominant language dysfunctions is recommended.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 727-733 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
Volume | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
Keywords
- Impulse disorders
- Language disorders
- Neurodegenerative diseases
- Semantic dementia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology