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Examining empathy deficits across familial forms of frontotemporal dementia within the GENFI cohort.
Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior - 1 May 2022
Foster Phoebe H, Russell Lucy L, Peakman Georgia, Convery Rhian S, Bouzigues Arabella, Greaves Caroline V, Bocchetta Martina, Cash David M, van Swieten John C, Jiskoot Lize C, Moreno Fermin, Sanchez-Valle Raquel, Laforce Robert, Graff Caroline, Masellis Mario, Tartaglia Carmela, Rowe James B, Borroni Barbara, Finger Elizabeth, Synofzik Matthis, Galimberti Daniela, Vandenberghe Rik, de Mendonça Alexandre, Butler Chris R, Gerhard Alex, Ducharme Simon, Le Ber Isabelle, Tagliavini Fabrizio, Santana Isabel, Pasquier Florence, Levin Johannes, Danek Adrian, Otto Markus, Sorbi Sandro, Rohrer Jonathan D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Reduced empathy is a common symptom in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Although empathy deficits have been extensively researched in sporadic cases, few studies have explored the differences in familial forms of FTD. METHODS: Empathy was examined using a modified version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (mIRI) in 676 participants from the Genetic FTD Initiative: 216 mutation-negative controls, 192...
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