Frontotemporal Dementia: Right Temporal Variant, report of 2 cases

Right temporal frontotemporal dementia is an anatomic variant of frontotemporal dementia. It is associated with some characteristic behavioral and cognitive symptoms: topographic agnosia, spatial disorientation, prosopagnosia, obsessive behaviors, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, disinhibition and lac...

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Published in:Acta Neurológica Colombiana 2016-01, Vol.32 (1), p.54
Main Authors: Ramírez, Laura, Velilla, Lina, Quiroz, Yakeel, Giraldo, Margarita
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
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Summary:Right temporal frontotemporal dementia is an anatomic variant of frontotemporal dementia. It is associated with some characteristic behavioral and cognitive symptoms: topographic agnosia, spatial disorientation, prosopagnosia, obsessive behaviors, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, disinhibition and lack of empathy. Here we report two clinical cases, that, from a clinical and radiologic point of view, illustrate the right variant of frontotemporal dementia.
ISSN:0120-8748
2422-4022
DOI:10.22379/2422402276