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Leonardo Tafarello Martins1, Ivan Abdalla Teixeira1,2, Jerson Laks1,3,4
1Center for Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Dementia & Neuropsychologia
|April 24, 2018
Summary
Late onset behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia presents diagnostic challenges. This case report highlights the utility of the Daphne scale, MRI, SPECT, and CSF biomarkers in diagnosing this rare dementia subtype.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Geriatrics
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Frontotemporal dementias (FTD) typically present with early onset and behavioral changes.
- Late onset forms of FTD, particularly the behavioral variant (bvFTD), are less common and pose diagnostic difficulties.
- Misdiagnosis is frequent, with conditions like Alzheimer's disease or psychiatric disorders often considered initially.
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