Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by frontal and temporal lobe atrophy associated with neuronal loss, gliosis, and dementia. Patients exhibit progressive changes in social, behavioral, and/or language function. Multiple subtypes or forms are recognized based on presence or absence of TAU PROTEIN inclusions. FTLD includes three clinical syndromes: FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA, semantic dementia, and PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE NONFLUENT APHASIA.
Year introduced: 2010
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Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.380.266, C10.574.950.300, C18.452.845.800.300, F03.615.400.380
MeSH Unique ID: D057174
Entry Terms:
- Degeneration, Frontotemporal Lobar
- Degenerations, Frontotemporal Lobar
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degenerations
- Lobar Degeneration, Frontotemporal
- Lobar Degenerations, Frontotemporal
- FTLD
- FTLDs
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