Abnormal laughter-like vocalisations replacing speech in primary progressive aphasia

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 120-123

  Rohrer, Jonathan D ^a   Warren, Jason D ^a   Rossor, Martin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration; Laughter; Primary progressive aphasia

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL LAUGHTER LIKE VOCALIZATION SYNDROME; ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUTISM; PHONEME; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDER; VOCAL CORD; VOCALIZATION;

ANOMIA; APHASIA, PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE; APRAXIAS; ECHOLALIA; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTISM; PARIETAL LOBE; TAU PROTEINS; TAUOPATHIES; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 67849133209     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.04.021     Document Type: Article

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