title: [Fronto-temporal dementia: a clinical approach].
abstract: Although the existence of atrophy of the anterior part of the brain has been known for a long time (Pick, 1892), the interest for fronto-temporal dementias (DFT) is relatively recent. Several excellent reviews have been recently published on the topic (Gustafson, 1993; Neary and Snowden, 1996; Pasquier et al., 1998) and, for that reason, we only recall the main aspects of the disease to insist on some lesser known features, illustrated by original observations.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Neuropsychologie et du Langage, Fédération de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Arvanitakis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tounsi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pillon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dubois
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*