Assessment of functional ability is an essential component in the clinical diagnosis of dementia. Most studies have primarily focused on disability due to Alzheimer disease (AD), and less is known abo READ MORE http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17334267
Abstract -- The differential diagnosis between frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is often challenging. Objectives: To verify the usefulness of behavioral and activi READ MORE http://www.cadastro.abneuro.org/site/arquivos_cont/96.pdf
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate activities of daily living (ADLs) in three clinical variants of frontotemporal dementia and the relationship to cognitive dysfunction. METHODS: Fifty-nine patients and caregiver READ MORE http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/68/24/2077
The symptoms of frontotemporal dementias (FTDs), and the ways in which the disorders progress, may differ sharply from those of Alzheimer's disease.