Demência fronto-temporal: Aspectos clínicos e terapêuticos

Translated title of the contribution: Frontotemporal dementia: Clinical and therapeutic features

Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, João Vinícius Salgado

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Abstract

Frontotemporal dementia is a major cause of dementia in the presenium. It is characterized by significant changes in behavior and personality, while cognitive functioning as assessed by traditional psychometric tests is relatively preserved. Thus, many patients present to the psychiatrist because of the prominence of behavioral symptoms, such as apathy, disinhibition, perseverative or stereotyped behaviors. Rational treatment for frontotemporal dementia is currently limited. The behavioral symptoms are controlled mainly with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Translated title of the contributionFrontotemporal dementia: Clinical and therapeutic features
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)69-76
Number of pages8
JournalRevista de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Clinical features
  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • Taupathy
  • Therapeutic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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