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Abnormal pain perception is associated with thalamo-cortico-striatal atrophy in C9orf72 expansion carriers in the GENFI cohort.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Dec 2020
Convery Rhian S, Bocchetta Martina, Greaves Caroline V, Moore Katrina M, Cash David M, Van Swieten John, Moreno Fermin, Sánchez-Valle Raquel, Borroni Barbara, Laforce Robert, Masellis Mario, Tartaglia Maria Carmela, Graff Caroline, Galimberti Daniela, Rowe James B, Finger Elizabeth, Synofzik Matthis, Vandenberghe Rik, de Mendonca Alexandre, Tagliavini Fabrizio, Santana Isabel, Ducharme Simon, Butler Christopher, Gerhard Alex, Levin Johannes, Danek Adrian, Otto Markus, Warren Jason D, Rohrer Jonathan D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is typically associated with changes in behaviour, language and movement. However, recent studies have shown that patients can also develop an abnormal response to pain, either heightened or diminished. We aimed to investigate this symptom in mutation carriers within the Genetic FTD Initiative (GENFI). METHODS: Abnormal responsiveness to pain was measured in 462 GENFI...
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