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How may Alzheimer's disease be distinguished from frontotemporal dementia in diagnosis?
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∙ 13y ago
it is difficult not to misdiagnose FTD as Alzheimer's disease. However, one study found that a word fluency test may be the best method of differentiating FTD from Alzheimer's disease
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What is the description for frontotemporal dementia?
Frontotemporal dementia is a form of dementia that involves the degeneration of the frontal lobe of the brain. It is similar to to Alzheimer's disease and is also known as Pick's disease. The is a disease with no known cure.
What are the symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia?
Some symptoms that come with frontotemporal dementia include worsened personal hygiene, lack of judgment, inappropriate actions, and lack of judgement and empathy.
Can anybody get frontotemporal dementia at 25... And if yes then how many such cases have been recorded so far or what is the prevalence of this dementia below age 30?
Yes, someone can get frontotemporal dementia at the age of 25. It is however important to note that such cases are very rare at the age below 30.
Is dementia and alzheimers the same?
Not exactly. Alzheimer's is one form of Dementia, but there are others.
Who would win in a football match feturing Alzheimers Vs Dementia?
Alzheimers is a type of dementia so you can not really compare the two.However alzheimers is a very agressive disease so therefore i would consider it to be the worst of the two.
What causes delusions in the elderly?
Brain cell death; dementia; alzheimers.
What clinical tests are used in diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia?
functional imaging with single photon emission CT or positron emission tomography may be better at identifying FTD in its early stages, showing decreased blood flow to the frontal and temporal lobes.
What causes frontolobe dementia?
Frontotemporal dementia, once known as Pick's disease, usually begins between the age of 45 and 65. There is no disease that leads to this condition but is caused by a mutations of genes.
By what other terms is Pick disease known?
The disease is also referred to as frontotemporal lobar degeneration, progressive aphasia and semantic dementia.
Does post polio syndrome cause low hemoglobin and dementia?
There is no evidence that Post Polis Syndrome can cause dementia, but PPS sufferers' can develop dementia which is non-related to PPS, such as Alzheimers' Disease.
Does Pernell Roberts have Dementia or Alzheimers?
No, he does not have either one. He is perfectly sane and of excellent mind and memory.
Ruling out dementia and alzheimers what can cause hallucinations in elderly?
Don't neglect the possibility of badly managed medication.
