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Neuropsychological Profile in the C9ORF72 Associated Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2017
Suhonen Noora-Maria, Haanpää Ramona M, Korhonen Ville, Jokelainen Jari, Pitkäniemi Anni, Heikkinen Anna-Leena, Krüger Johanna, Hartikainen Päivi, Helisalmi Seppo, Hiltunen Mikko, Hänninen Tuomo, Remes Anne M
Abstract excerpt
While the C9ORF72 expansion is a major cause of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), little is known of the resultant cognitive profile. Our aim was to characterize the neuropsychological profile of the C9ORF72 associated bvFTD. We contrasted structured neuropsychological assessments of the C9ORF72 expansion carrier bvFTD patients (n = 26) with non-carrier bvFTD patients (n = 47) and those with...
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