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Frontotemporal Dementia ... by Susan L. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Mar 2009 4:02pm Frontotemporal Dementia is one of the many types of dementia but is not a form of dementia that most people are familiar with. What makes Frontotemporal Dementia so different than Alzheimer's Disease, which is the most common form of dementia? Read on »

Frontotemporal Dementia Defined by Susan L. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:45pm Frontotemporal Dementia is one of the many types of dementia but is not a form of dementia that most people are familiar with. What makes Frontotemporal Dementia so different than Alzheimer's Disease, which is the most common form of dementia? Read on »

What is Frontotemporal Dementia? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Mon 28 Sep 2009 10:36pm Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a cluster of progressive diseases that affect the regions of the brain that control personality, behavior, language, and decision-making. Frontotemporal dementia is often misdiagnosed as a psychiatric problem or as Alzheimer's disease. Frontotemporal dementia tends to occur at a younger age than does Alzheimer's disease Read on »

Pick Disease - Is frontotemporal dementia inherited on MedicineNet by Joseph Potocny Patient Expert

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Posted Fri 21 May 2010 12:00am Pick Disease - Is frontotemporal dementia inherited on MedicineNet Read on »

Frontotemporal dementia quite rare; could possibly be treated with a malaria drug according to study by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Sat 26 Feb 2011 12:00am Accepting that a loved one has any type of dementia can be difficult. When someone we care about develops frontotemporal dementia, also known as Pick’s disease, the shock can be particularly hard to absorb, because one of the defining characteristics of frontotemporal dementia is personality change. Spouses of many years will often feel Read on »

What is Frontotemporal Dementia? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Mon 05 Oct 2009 10:01pm Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a cluster of progressive diseases that affect the regions of the brain that control personality, behavior, language, and decision-making. Frontotemporal dementia is often misdiagnosed as a psychiatric problem or as Alzheimer's disease. Frontotemporal dementia tends to occur at a younger age than does Alzheimer's disease Read on »

Health Tip: Explaining Frontotemporal Dementia by Medline Plus Posted Mon 01 Nov 2010 4:00am Once known as Pick's disease By Diana Kohnle Monday, November 1, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- Frontotemporal dementia is caused by shrinking parts of the brain that affect cognitive functions including memory, awareness, perception and behavior. It was once known as Pick's disease. The U.S. National Institute Read on »

Frontotemporal dementia- clinical pearls by Neurodoc .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 10 Feb 2010 6:22am 1. Frontotemporal dementia is a clinical term, frontolobar degeneration is a pathologic term 2. Preservation of memory, ability to keep track of day events, timing... meaning (semantic dementia). Later, dementia becomes more global. Patients have frontal lobe release signs and in some cases, evidence of MND or Parkinson's. 4. Web resources Read on »

Frontotemporal dementia syndromes by Neurodoc .. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:12pm and are called dementia lacking distinctive histology. Pick disease has ntracytoplasmic neuronal inclusions, Pick bodies with specific staining in tau in the fascia dentata, hippocampus... Kertesz A et al. The Evolution and Pathology of Frontotemporal dementia Brain 2005 128;1996-2005 Pathology varies. It can include balloon neurons (corticobasal Read on »

Frontotemporal dementia syndromes by Neurodoc .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 07 Jul 2008 7:13pm dementia lacking distinctive histology. Pick disease has ntracytoplasmic neuronal inclusions, Pick bodies with specific staining in tau in the fascia dentata, hippocampus and cortex...Kertesz A et al. The Evolution and Pathology of Frontotemporal dementia Brain 2005 128;1996-2005 Pathology varies. It can include balloon neurons (corticobasal ganglionic Read on »