Progressive apraxia of speech: delays to diagnosis and rates of alternative diagnoses

ConclusionApproximately 80% of patients with PAOS were imprecisely diagnosed at their first visit, with it taking a median of 3  years from symptom onset to receiving a diagnosis of PAOS. Being seen by a speech-language pathologist during the initial evaluation increased the likelihood of a correct apraxia of speech diagnosis.
Source: Journal of Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research