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Of brain and bone: the unusual case of Dr. A.
Neurocase - 1 Jun 2009
Narvid J, Gorno-Tempini M L, Slavotinek A, Dearmond S J, Cha Y H, Miller B L, Rankin K
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Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by progressive decline in social conduct and a focal pattern of frontal and temporal lobe damage. Its biological basis is still poorly understood but the focality of the brain degeneration provides a powerful model to study the cognitive and anatomical basis of social cognition. Here, we present Dr. A, a patient with a rare hereditary bone disease...
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