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What did Marsel Mesulam reintroduce the disorder as?
What did Marsel Mesulam reintroduce the disorder as?
slowly progressive aphasia without generalized dementia
How did Mesulam describe the individuals in his seminal work?
How did Mesulam describe the individuals in his seminal work?
gradually worsening language impairments
What language impairments did most of the individuals present with?
What language impairments did most of the individuals present with?
anomia
What was the average age of onset for the individuals described by Mesulam?
What was the average age of onset for the individuals described by Mesulam?
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What term did Marsel Mesulam use to reintroduce the disorder previously referred to as 'focal' dementia?
What term did Marsel Mesulam use to reintroduce the disorder previously referred to as 'focal' dementia?
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What did Mesulam observe in the brains of the patients who had recently died?
What did Mesulam observe in the brains of the patients who had recently died?
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What type of language impairments did most of the individuals in Mesulam's study present with?
What type of language impairments did most of the individuals in Mesulam's study present with?
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What was the average age of onset of the disorder observed by Mesulam?
What was the average age of onset of the disorder observed by Mesulam?
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What term did Marsel Mesulam use to reintroduce the disorder in 1982?
What term did Marsel Mesulam use to reintroduce the disorder in 1982?
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How did Mesulam refer to the disorder as initially?
How did Mesulam refer to the disorder as initially?
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What were the most common language impairments observed in the individuals presented by Mesulam?
What were the most common language impairments observed in the individuals presented by Mesulam?
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What was the average age of onset for the individuals mentioned by Mesulam?
What was the average age of onset for the individuals mentioned by Mesulam?
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