Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD): features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD): features. Inappropriate or offensive speech. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Features of disinhibition
- Inappropriate or offensive speech
- Public urination and masturbation
- Restlessness, impulsivity and irritability
- Pressured speech
- Aggressiveness
- Violent outbursts
- Excessive sentimentality
- Theft and assault
Other behavioural abnormalities
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Motor stereotypy
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Repetitive activities
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Features associated with C9orf72 gene mutation
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Neuropsychiatric features
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Environmental dependency: types
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Other features
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Poor prognostic factors
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References
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