Observational themes of social behavioral disturbances in frontotemporal dementia
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Behavioral disturbances in the course of frontotemporal dementia.
BACKGROUND Behavioral disturbances are prominent in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and their occurrence has been the topic of several investigations. Nonetheless, the prevalence and severity of behavioral disturbances of patients with FTD in different degrees of dementia severity have rarely been studied. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess and compare the prevalence and severity of...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Psychogeriatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1041-6102,1741-203X
DOI: 10.1017/s104161021400091x