raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:314566

Primary progressive apraxia of speech

Synonyms: PPAOS

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

Primary progressive apraxia of speech is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by impaired planning or programming of the movements for speech, leading to phonetically and prosodically abnormal speech, in absence, at onset, of any other neurological features (such as aphasia, memory loss, pyramidal signs). Patients usually present articulatory distortions/groping, slow rate, distorted sound substitutions and/or trial and error articulatory movements which begin insiduously and worsen over time.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPrimary progressive apraxia of speechPPAOS
frApraxie primaire progressive de la paroleApraxie verbale primaire progressive · PPAOS
deSprachapraxie, primäre progressive= en
esApraxia progresiva primaria del habla
itAprassia verbale primitiva progressiva= en
nlPrimaire progressieve spraakapraxie= en
ptApraxia progressiva primária da fala= en
plPierwotna postępująca apraksja mowy= en
csPrimární progresivní apraxie řečiPPAOS · Primární progresivní řečová apraxie
ukПервинна прогресуюча апраксія мовлення= en
zh原发性进行性言语失用= en
trPrimer ilerleyici konuşma apraksi= en

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G31.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017803Evalidated
UMLSC5848171Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families16 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated22382356[PMID]_23078273[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card