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Semantic dementia associated with mutation V363I in the tau gene.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Sept 2010
Bessi Valentina, Bagnoli Silvia, Nacmias Benedetta, Tedde Andrea, Sorbi Sandro, Bracco Laura
Abstract excerpt
A 46-year-old woman who presented with prosopagnosia was clinically evaluated. Results of neuropsychological measures showed severe impairment in oral naming with anomia and a marked deficit in naming and recognition of famous faces. The clinical diagnosis was semantic dementia (SD). Genetic testing revealed a missense mutation V363I in exon 12 of the microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) gene. This is the...
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