Term Name: | frontotemporal dementia |
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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. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:9255] ( DOID:9255 ) |