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Human Disease

frontotemporal dementia

Term ID
DOID:9255
Synonyms
  • frontotemporal lobar degeneration
  • multiple system tauopathy with presenile dementia
  • pallidopontonigral degeneration
  • Wilhemsen-Lynch disease
Definition
A dementia characterized by progressive neuronal loss predominantly involving the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain resulting in a gradual and progressive decline in behavior or language. (4)
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