Vitamin B12 deficiency associated with symptoms of frontotemporal dementia
β Scribed by C. Blundo; D. Marin; M. Ricci
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Background. Vitamin B12 assay is part of the routine investigation of dementia, although few studies have investigated the eects of treatment on cognition. We examined the eects of B12 treatment on neuropsychological function and disease progression in patients presenting with dementia or cognitive
Objectives/Methods Ten patients with neuropathologically verified frontotemporal dementia (FTD) were analysed for neuropathological features in relation to first presenting and dominating symptoms, age at onset and duration of dementia, as well as to EEG/quantitative EEG. Results Cases with a late o