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Dementia
New dementia study findings reported from University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
November 19th, 2007
A new study, 'Semantic dementia: a unique clinicopathological syndrome,' is now available. According to recent research published in the journal Lancet Neurology, "Semantic dementia (SD), one of the main clinical variants of frontotemporal dementia, presents a unique combination of clinical and imaging abnormalities. We describe the epidemiological, cognitive, and radiological features of SD." "The distinctive and consistent neuropsychological deficits in this disorder have had a major effect on current conceptions of the organisation of semantic memory and its links to episodic memory, language, and perceptual processes. Structural (MRI) and functional...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2007-11-19)
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