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Question Date: 20/08/2023

Question: Which is the hallmark of logopenic variant Primary progressive aphasia?

Options:

• Repetition impaired for sentences
• Repetition impaired for words
• Agrammatism
• Comprehension impaired for words but not complex sentences

Correct Answer: Repetition impaired for sentences

Explaination: In logopenic aphasia repetition is mildly impaired for words and nonwords, severely impaired for sentences<br>Anomia in conversation with frank wordfinding difficulty impaired confrontation naming

Reference: Nadeau, S. E. Language and Aphasias. CONTINUUM Lifelong Learning in Neurology 27, 1549 (2021)