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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
Definitions
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder of frontal/anterior temporal lobes
- Commonly characterized by behavioral/personality changes and impairments in other cognitive domains leading to functional decline
- Previously referred to as Pick disease
- Now only used to describe pathologically confirmed cases with Pick bodies
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder of frontal/anterior temporal lobes
IMAGING
Imaging Recommendations
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Artifacts and Quality Control
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Wilson H et al: Dementia spectrum disorders: lessons learnt from decades with PET research. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 126(3):233-51, 2019
- Vijverberg EG et al: Diagnostic accuracy of MRI and additional [18F]FDG-PET for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia in patients with late onset behavioral changes. J Alzheimers Dis. 53(4):1287-97, 2016
- Brown RK et al: Brain PET in suspected dementia: patterns of altered FDG metabolism. Radiographics. 34(3):684-701, 2014
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
Definitions
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder of frontal/anterior temporal lobes
- Commonly characterized by behavioral/personality changes and impairments in other cognitive domains leading to functional decline
- Previously referred to as Pick disease
- Now only used to describe pathologically confirmed cases with Pick bodies
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder of frontal/anterior temporal lobes
IMAGING
Imaging Recommendations
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Artifacts and Quality Control
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Wilson H et al: Dementia spectrum disorders: lessons learnt from decades with PET research. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 126(3):233-51, 2019
- Vijverberg EG et al: Diagnostic accuracy of MRI and additional [18F]FDG-PET for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia in patients with late onset behavioral changes. J Alzheimers Dis. 53(4):1287-97, 2016
- Brown RK et al: Brain PET in suspected dementia: patterns of altered FDG metabolism. Radiographics. 34(3):684-701, 2014
