Progressive language impairments: Definitions, diagnoses, and prognoses

Conclusions: The range of classification systems in use emphasise the importance of specifying the criteria used to reach a particular diagnosis, and the clinical symptoms on which the diagnosis is based. As pharmacological or other treatments become available to target the neuropathological mechanisms in these diseases, a primary diagnostic goal will be to identify the likely neuropathology in order to match clients to appropriate therapies at the earliest opportunity.

from Aphasiology

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