{"title":"[Frontotemporal dementia].","authors":"B. Weiss","doi":"10.32388/shr06c","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Dementia is a common problem for older adults, and roughly 2/3 of cases are diagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. One third of patients, therefore, have other etiologies for their dementia, the most common including vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and frontotemporal dementia (see Figure 1). This issue of Elder Care will review frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a condition that is sometimes misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease.","PeriodicalId":52545,"journal":{"name":"Perspective infirmière : revue officielle de l''Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec","volume":"12 4 1","pages":"62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Perspective infirmière : revue officielle de l''Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.32388/shr06c","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Dementia is a common problem for older adults, and roughly 2/3 of cases are diagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. One third of patients, therefore, have other etiologies for their dementia, the most common including vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and frontotemporal dementia (see Figure 1). This issue of Elder Care will review frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a condition that is sometimes misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease.
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Des grands enjeux de la profession aux meilleures pratiques cliniques, une présentation concise de l’actualité infirmière autant professionnelle que scientifique. Des articles sélectionnés pour leur qualité, leur innovation et leur pertinence par une équipe d’infirmières aguerries. Un traitement éditorial efficace et une grille graphique allégée permettent aux lectrices de repérer rapidement l’information. Des résultats de recherches en sciences infirmières appliqués à la pratique clinique. Pourquoi et comment les soins infirmiers évoluent.