Demencias frontotemporales: tres casos de la variante frontal / Frontotemporal dementia: three cases of the frontal variant
Rev. chil. neuro-psiquiatr
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47(4): 286-292, dic. 2009.
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
The frontotemporal dementias are characterized by behavioral and language disorders, instead of the prominent memory loss that characterizes Alzheimers disease. Their loss of social intelligence, the severe apathy or des inhibition does differentiate them to the courtesy of most Alzheimer patients. Three selected cases are reported: the first one was characterized by apathy, the second by loss of the control of impulses, and the third one by complex stereotypic behavior. The diagnostic difficulty is remarked with the initial misdiagnosis in each case, and the clinical aspects are exposed.
RESUMEN
En la clínica de las demencias frontotemporales, a diferencia de la enfermedad de Alzheimer, destacan las alteraciones de la conducta y del lenguaje y no las fallas de la memoria episódica. Todavía son poco reconocidas en nuestro medio a pesar de ser una de las 3 primeras causas de demencia degenerativa. Se presentan 3 casos seleccionados de una serie clínica: uno con apatía, otro con desinhibición y el tercero con una conducta estereotipada. Se señalan los aspectos clínicos y los errores diagnósticos cometidos en cada caso.
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Main subject:
Dementia
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Frontal Lobe
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. neuro-psiquiatr
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Psychiatry
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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