Striatal Atrophy in the Behavioural Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia: Correlation with Diagnosis, Negative Symptoms and Disease Severity.

Matthew D Macfarlane, David Jakabek, Mark Walterfang, Susanna Vestberg, Dennis Velakoulis, Fiona A Wilkes, Christer Nilsson, Danielle van Westen, Jeffrey C L Looi, Alexander Santillo

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Abstract

Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is associated with changes in dorsal striatal parts of the basal ganglia (caudate nucleus and putamen), related to dysfunction in the cortico-striato-thalamic circuits which help mediate executive and motor functions. We aimed to determine whether the size and shape of striatal structures correlated with diagnosis of bvFTD, and measures of clinical severity, behaviour and cognition.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0129692
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Bibliographical note

The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Diagnostic Radiology, (Lund) (013038000), Faculty of Medicine (000022000), Department of Psychology (012010000), Department of Psychogeriatrics (013304000), Clinical Memory Research Unit (013242610)

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  • Neurology

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