title: [Frontotemporal dementia--new understanding of Pick disease].
abstract: Frontotemporal dementia is a relatively new term, which encompasses several degenerative diseases involving the frontal and anterior temporal lobes. The article gives a short overview of new knowledge in this field. Clinical criteria are in focus, but neuropathological aspects are also mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Hukommelsesklinikken, H:S Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 Købehavn ø. jette.neu@rh.dk
authors.forename: Jette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stokholm
authors.forename: Gunhild
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waldemar
mesh_terms: D018888:Aphasia, Primary Progressive / Q000209:etiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D020774:Pick Disease of the Brain / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology