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- 2018
Frontotemporal dementia: latest evidence and clinical implicationsKeywords: classification, frontotemporal dementia, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, genetics, neurobiology, treatment Abstract: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) describes a cluster of neurocognitive syndromes that present with impairment of executive functioning, changes in behavior, and a decrease in language proficiency. FTD is the second most common form of dementia in those younger than 65 years and is expected to increase in prevalence as the population ages. This goal in our review is to describe advances in the understanding of neurobiological pathology, classification, assessment, and treatment of FTD syndromes
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