A case of disfluency in sentence-level speech

Ken Nakatani; S. Shiba; Yukie Yakata; Itaru F. Tatsumi; Yutaka Tanaka

doi:10.15563/jalliedhealthsci.16.60

October 1, 2025Journal of allied health sciencesOpen Access

A case of disfluency in sentence-level speech

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The patient displayed marked disfluency in sentence-level speech, indicating underlying issues with speech production.
Cognitive assessments at initial evaluation and 15 months later remained within normal ranges, highlighting the specificity of the speech impairment.
The lack of apraxia or other motor function abnormalities points to a primary progressive apraxia of speech rather than typical aphasia.
Continuous evaluations throughout the outpatient follow-ups revealed evolving speech difficulties, contributing to understanding of disfluency.

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This case reveals significant disfluency at the sentence level in a patient with a neurodegenerative disorder, suggesting potential links to primary progressive apraxia of speech.

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