Abstract

DOVAL, ÓSCAR  and  GAVIRIA, MOISÉS. FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2000, vol.29, n.2, pp.127-154. ISSN 0034-7450.

Frontotemporal Dementia, is not a new clinical entity but a redefinition of the classical Pick's disease as a part of a extensive syndrome with important and unsuspected prevalence. Frontotemporal Dementia includes all primary degenerative processes starting in the anterior portions of the brain. This type of dementia is clinically characterized by behavior and personality disorders, more than cognitive alterations. In the present research we performed a bibliographic review of the subject including clinical characteristics, laboratory tests, neuropathology, and genetics.

Keywords : Frontotemporal Dementia; Pick's Disease; Neuropathology.

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