Rehabilitation applications in caring for patients with Pick's disease and frontotemporal dementias.
The basic principles of rehabilitation philosophy relevant to the care of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, specifically Pick's disease and frontotemporal dementias, are briefly defined. These principles are illustrated by the case study of a patient with a clinical diagnosis of Pick's disease.
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University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philadelphia, USA. kerobi@pahosp.com
D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020774:Pick Disease of the Brain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*