Abstract
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition which encompasses a group of clinically, neuropathologically, and genetically heterogeneous disorders characterized by selective involvement of the frontal and anterior temporal lobes. These brain regions play an important role in the sensorimotor integration and motor control, language function, emotional processing, and social comportment. At the molecular level, FTD type of dementia involves the accumulation of abnormal protein inclusions (or proteinopathies) in neurons and/or glial cells of the brain. FTD is characterized by changes in behavior and personality, frontal executive deficits, and language dysfunction. Symptoms of FTD overlap with atypical parkinsonian disorders (i.e., corticobasal syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy) Alzheimer’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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