Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

Overview

Heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by frontal and temporal lobe atrophy associated with neuronal loss, gliosis, and dementia. Patients exhibit progressive changes in social, behavioral, and/or language function. Multiple subtypes or forms are recognized based on presence or absence of TAU PROTEIN inclusions. FTLD includes three clinical syndromes: FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA, semantic dementia, and PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE NONFLUENT APHASIA.

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Quick facts about Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

Topic type

Condition

Category

Neurology

MeSH classification

C10.228.140.380.266|C10.574.950.300|C18.452.845.800.300|F03.615.400.380

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