[Frontotemporal dementia--new understanding of Pick disease]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2003 Feb 3;165(6):553-6.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Frontotemporal dementia is a relatively new term, which encompasses several degenerative diseases involving the frontal and anterior temporal lobes. The article gives a short overview of new knowledge in this field. Clinical criteria are in focus, but neuropathological aspects are also mentioned.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aphasia, Primary Progressive / etiology
  • Cognition Disorders / etiology
  • Dementia* / complications
  • Dementia* / diagnosis
  • Dementia* / pathology
  • Dementia* / psychology
  • Humans
  • Personality Disorders / etiology
  • Pick Disease of the Brain* / complications
  • Pick Disease of the Brain* / diagnosis
  • Pick Disease of the Brain* / pathology
  • Pick Disease of the Brain* / psychology