User: Guest  Login
More Searchfields
Simple search
Title:

Medical risk factors in frontotemporal lobar degeneration

Document type:
Article
Author(s):
Diehl, J; Bornschein, S; Krapp, S; Hartmann, J; Cramer, B; Pohl, C; Belcredi, P; Kurz, A
Abstract:
Frontotemporal lobar degenerations (FTLD) are the cause of 30 to 0 50% of presenile dementias. A positive family history of dementia is present in approximately 40% of FTLD patients. Evidence of autosomal dominant transmission, however, is only found in less than 10% of cases. This suggests that non-genetic factors have a role in the aetiology of these neurodegenerative disorders. In the present case-control study we assessed the personal history of 82 German patients with FTLD (frontotemporal d...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Aktuelle Neurologie
Year:
2005
Journal volume:
32
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
191-195
Language:
de
Print-ISSN:
0302-4350
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
 BibTeX