Focal degenerative dementia syndromes

Clin Geriatr Med. 2001 May;17(2):303-18. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70070-7.

Abstract

Focal degenerative dementia syndromes are associated with a characteristic clinical picture, such as frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive aphasia, semantic dementia, corticobasal degeneration, and the Balint syndrome. A lobar approach may be used to classify the degenerative dementias. The underlying pathology of these various syndromes seems to be less heterogeneous than previously thought.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aphasia, Primary Progressive / classification
  • Aphasia, Primary Progressive / diagnosis
  • Dementia / classification*
  • Dementia / diagnosis*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mental Status Schedule
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / classification*
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Spinocerebellar Degenerations / classification
  • Spinocerebellar Degenerations / diagnosis
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed