Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: PPA

  • When language fails: Artistic expression in primary progressive aphasia

    Barbara MajdowskaDublin, Ireland “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world,” claimed philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. But for aphasia patients, this is a problematic and frustrating statement. Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurological disorder characterized by advancing loss of language function. However, in contrast to other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease,…