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Familial semantic dementia with P301L mutation in the Tau gene.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2011
Ishizuka Takanori, Nakamura Masayuki, Ichiba Mio, Sano Akira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Semantic dementia (SD) is a clinical subclassification of frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Patients with 'pure SD' present with semantic memory impairment preceding the frontal symptoms, and there have been no reports of familial cases. METHODS: We evaluated the clinical features of, and performed neuropsychological examinations on, the proband and two affected family members. Then we performed...
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