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Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
Published in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 7/2015

01-07-2015 | Behavior (HS Kirshner, Section Editor)

Psychotic Symptoms in Frontotemporal Dementia

Authors: Devin Hall, Elizabeth C. Finger

Published in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports | Issue 7/2015

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Abstract

Although psychotic features have long been recognized in association with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), recent genetic discoveries enabling further subtyping of FTD have revealed that psychotic symptoms are frequent in some forms of FTD. Hallucinations and delusions can even precede onset of other cognitive or behavioural symptoms in patients with FTD. In this review, we explore the frequency and types of psychotic symptoms reported in patients with FTD, as well as in other neuropsychiatric disorders, to aid practitioners’ consideration of these features in the diagnosis of FTD and related disorders.
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Metadata
Title
Psychotic Symptoms in Frontotemporal Dementia
Authors
Devin Hall
Elizabeth C. Finger
Publication date
01-07-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports / Issue 7/2015
Print ISSN: 1528-4042
Electronic ISSN: 1534-6293
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-015-0567-8

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