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Examining the Characteristics of Episodic Memory using Event-related Potentials in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
Published on: August 30, 2011
Frontotemporal dementia: remembering images from the past
Paul Mackin1, R Hamish McAllister-Williams
1School of Neurology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. paul.mackin@ncl.ac.uk
Abstract:
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the most common form of primary degenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease that affects people in middle age. The average delay in reaching an accurate diagnosis has been reported to be around 3 years. We report a case of FTD in a 35-year-old female who presented with complex symptoms and no clear physical signs. This case draws attention to the problems inherent in the traditional functional-organic divide that continues to characterize investigation and diagnosis in modern psychiatric practice, and highlights the importance of reevaluating the results of previous "normal" investigations in the light of the developing clinical picture.
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