Article
Comparison of sporadic and familial behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in a North American cohort.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association - 1 Jan 2020
Heuer Hilary W, Wang P, Rascovsky K, Wolf A, Appleby B, Bove J, Bordelon Y, Brannelly P, Brushaber D E, Caso C, Coppola G, Dickerson B, Dickinson S, Domoto-Reilly K, Faber K, Ferrall J, Fields J, Fishman A, Fong J, Foroud T, Forsberg L K, Gearhart D, Ghazanfari B, Ghoshal N, Goldman J, Graff-Radford J, Graff-Radford N, Grant I, Grossman M, Haley D, Hsiung G-Y, Huey E, Irwin D, Jones D, Kantarci K, Karydas A, Kaufer D, Kerwin D, Knopman D, Kornak J, Kramer J H, Kraft R, Kremers W K, Kukull W, Litvan I, Ljubenkov P, Mackenzie I R, Maldonado M, Manoochehri M, McGinnis S, McKinley E, Mendez M F, Miller B L, Onyike C, Pantelyat A, Pearlman R, Petrucelli L, Potter M, Rademakers R, Ramos E M, Rankin K P, Roberson E D, Rogalski E, Sengdy P, Shaw L, Syrjanen J, Tartaglia M C, Tatton N, Taylor J, Toga A, Trojanowski J, Weintraub S, Wong B, Wszolek Z, Boeve B F, Rosen H J, Boxer A L
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) may present sporadically or due to an autosomal dominant mutation. Characterization of both forms will improve understanding of the generalizability of assessments and treatments. METHODS: A total of 135 sporadic (s-bvFTD; mean age 63.3 years; 34% female) and 99 familial (f-bvFTD; mean age 59.9; 48% female) bvFTD participants were identified....
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