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Constructional apraxia in frontotemporal dementia associated with the C9orf72 mutation: broadening the clinical and neuropsychological phenotype.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration - 1 Mar 2015
Floris Gianluca, Borghero Giuseppe, Cannas Antonino, Di Stefano Francesca, Ruiu Elisa, Murru Maria R, Corongiu Daniela, Cuccu Stefania, Tranquilli Stefania, Sardu Claudia, Marrosu Maria G, Chiò Adriano, Marrosu Francesco
Abstract excerpt
In our study we analysed clinical and neuropsychological data in a cohort of 57 Sardinian patients with FTD (55 apparently unrelated and two belonging to the same family), who underwent genetic screening for the C9orf72 mutation. Eight out of 56 patients were found positive for the C9orf72 mutation representing 14% of the entire cohort and 31.6% of the familial cases (6/19). C9orf72 mutated patients differed from...
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