Abstract

CUSTODIO, Nilton; BACA-SEMINARIO, Fiorella; CARBAJAL-SILVA, Juan Carlos  and  MONTESINOS, Rosa. Adapted diagnosis of behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia according clinical for low-education countries: Peru’s case. An. Fac. med. [online]. 2023, vol.84, n.3, pp.353-362.  Epub Sep 30, 2023. ISSN 1025-5583.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/anales.v84i3.24522.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a widely recognized neurodegenerative condition in people under 65 years old. The diagnosis of behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) is based on a comprehensive clinical assessment, complemented by a multidimensional assessment (neurological, cognitive, neuropsychiatric, biomarker and brain imaging) adapted and validated to the population to be studied; however, despite its increasing prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean, there is a need for standardized tools and consensus for the bvFTD diagnosis. The manuscript attempts to approximate the approach for the diagnosis of bvFTD in the setting of low and middle-income countries, including Peru.

Keywords : Activities of Daily Living; Frontotemporal Dementia; Behavioral Symptoms; Neuropsychology; Neuropsychological Tests.

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