The symptoms of frontotemporal dementias (FTDs), and the ways in which the disorders progress, may differ sharply from those of Alzheimer's disease.

Activities of daily living in FTD and Alzheimer's
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
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Behavioral and activities of daily living inventories in the diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration and Alzheimer's disease
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
Behavioral and activities of daily living inventories in the diagnosis of fronto...
Profiles of decline in activities of daily living in non-Alzheimer dementia
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
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