Frontotemporal dementia (FTD or Pick's disease) is a relatively common but underdiagnosed form of presenile dementia. Estimated prevalence is 20% of dementias and 50% of dementia in patients under age 65. Common presentations are disinhibition with indifference; progressive aphasia; semantic dementia; unexplained falls, vertical gaze palsy, and dysarthria; and dementia with motor neuron disease. Neuroimaging is essential to exclude a slow tumour. Tau mutations are found in some families. Atypical neuroleptics and antidepressants can effectively treat some of the characteristics of FTD.
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Kertesz, A., & Munoz, D. (2005). Frontotemporal dementia. Geriatrics and Aging, 8(3), 58–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-011-3_6
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