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Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2006 Nov;6(6):481-9. doi: 10.1007/s11910-006-0050-7.

Frontotemporal dementia.

Current neurology and neuroscience reports

Erik D Roberson

Affiliations

  1. Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, 1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17074283 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-006-0050-7

Abstract

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and related conditions are often considered daunting because of the numerous inter-related clinical syndromes and their apparently heterogeneous pathologic substrates. Although the labyrinthine complexity of the disease seemingly continues to grow, recent discoveries have made the maze of FTD somewhat more navigable, spurring new interest in the field. This review begins by surveying the fascinating clinical presentations of these conditions and the few currently available treatments, then turns to recent progress in understanding the pathophysiology of FTD. Among the important advances surveyed are clinicopathologic correlations that enable prediction of the pathologic substrate of certain clinical subtypes, and genetic studies that have been particularly fruitful in identifying new causes of FTD.

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