Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD): features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvftd): features: Features of disinhibition Inappropriate or offensive speech Public urination and masturbation Restlessness, impulsivity and irritability Pressured speech Aggressiveness Violent outbursts Excessive…

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

Motor stereotypy

Repetitive activities

Features associated with C9orf72 gene mutation

Neuropsychiatric features

Environmental dependency: types

Other features

Poor prognostic factors

References

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