Search for dissertations about: "frontotemporal lobar degeneration"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
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1. Molecular Mechanisms of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to identify genetic factors involved in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), a neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterised by a progressive change in personality, behaviour and language. FTLD is a genetically complex disorder and a positive family history is found in up to 40% of the cases. READ MORE
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2. Frontotemporal dementia - symptoms and brain pathology
Abstract : Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the clinical term for a heterogeneous group of dementia disorders with symptoms emerging from frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). FTD encompasses the behavioural variant (bvFTD) and the progressive aphasias: progressive non-fluent aphasia (PNFA) and semantic dementia (SD). READ MORE
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3. Neuropathological findings and staging in dementia
Abstract : Dementia is a clinical syndrome with the development of impairment in multiple cognitive functions (including memory), severe enough to interfere with activities of daily living, as the main symptom. There are a large number of disorders that can lead to dementia, and neuropathological examination after death is necessary to determine the underlying cause with certainty. READ MORE
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4. Microvascular brain raspberries: A clinicopathological study
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5. On characterisation and diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration syndromes : with special reference to the progressive aphasias
Abstract : Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common dementing brain disease, with episodic memory impairment as a characteristic early feature. However, not all primary degenerative brain syndromes include prominent deficits in day-to-day memorizing. READ MORE