title: [Current diagnostic, clinical and therapeutic conceptions of frontotemporal dementia].
abstract: The authors present a review of the selected publications on frontotemporal dementia. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a progressive degeneration of the central nervous system. The typical symptoms of FTD are behavioural disorders, affective symptoms and speech disorders. Neuroimaging methods reveal atrophic lesions and hypometabolism of the frontal and temporal lobes.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych, II Katedry Chorób Układu Nerwowego UM w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wysokiński
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gruszczyński
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D020774:Pick Disease of the Brain / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology