Frontotemporal dementia – a catastrophic form of dementia praecox
Introduction Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a devastating neurodegenerative condition with several clinical presentations for which there is currently no effective treatment. Although much less common than Alzheimer’s disease, the impact of FTD is high thanks to its relatively early onset and hig...
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Introduction
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a devastating neurodegenerative condition with several clinical presentations for which there is currently no effective treatment. Although much less common than Alzheimer’s disease, the impact of FTD is high thanks to its relatively early onset and high heritability. This subtype of brain atrophy production decided the frontal and temporal lobes.
Clinical heterogeneity and overlap with other neurodegenerative and psychiatric syndromes complicate diagnosis. Three different subtypes are recognized: behavioral variant, non-fluent aphasia, and progressive semantic dementia.
Objectives
Clinical review of frontotemporal dementia including the clinics, determination of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis with a clinical case report.
Methods
Bibliographic research with the terms dementia, frontotemporal dementia.
Results
The current clinical case follows a patient in her fifties, born in Brazil, who has a child and a poor social support network. No significant history, celebrating at least two years marked by an evolution framework of progressive change in verbal memory, increase in verbal influence, change in executive functions, namely, and definition of verbal decision.
Conclusions
In general terms, behavioral and language alterations are the dominant aspects of this type of dementia and as characteristics common to the various subgroups of FTD.
FTD is a catastrophic clinical entity thanks to its beginning, the exuberance of the clinical picture, and mainly the lack of treatment with guidance aimed at relieving symptoms and improving the patient’s quality of life.
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| spelling | doaj.art-75d31546a8614cfdbe6ab48506fa9c482023-11-17T05:07:25ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852023-03-0166S932S93210.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1971Frontotemporal dementia – a catastrophic form of dementia praecoxA. R. Costa0S. Jesus1C. Vicente2Department of psychiatry and mental health, Baixo Vouga Hospital Centre, Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of psychiatry and mental health, Baixo Vouga Hospital Centre, Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of psychiatry and mental health, Baixo Vouga Hospital Centre, Aveiro, Portugal Introduction Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a devastating neurodegenerative condition with several clinical presentations for which there is currently no effective treatment. Although much less common than Alzheimer’s disease, the impact of FTD is high thanks to its relatively early onset and high heritability. This subtype of brain atrophy production decided the frontal and temporal lobes. Clinical heterogeneity and overlap with other neurodegenerative and psychiatric syndromes complicate diagnosis. Three different subtypes are recognized: behavioral variant, non-fluent aphasia, and progressive semantic dementia. Objectives Clinical review of frontotemporal dementia including the clinics, determination of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis with a clinical case report. Methods Bibliographic research with the terms dementia, frontotemporal dementia. Results The current clinical case follows a patient in her fifties, born in Brazil, who has a child and a poor social support network. No significant history, celebrating at least two years marked by an evolution framework of progressive change in verbal memory, increase in verbal influence, change in executive functions, namely, and definition of verbal decision. Conclusions In general terms, behavioral and language alterations are the dominant aspects of this type of dementia and as characteristics common to the various subgroups of FTD. FTD is a catastrophic clinical entity thanks to its beginning, the exuberance of the clinical picture, and mainly the lack of treatment with guidance aimed at relieving symptoms and improving the patient’s quality of life. Disclosure of Interest None Declaredhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823019715/type/journal_article |
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