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BEHAVIOURAL VARIANT FRONTO-TEMPORAL DEMENTIA [1 record]

Record 1 2024-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Nervous System
CONT

The most common frontotemporal disorder is behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). Common symptoms of bvFTD include changes in personality, behaviour and judgment.

OBS

behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia; behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia; bvFTD: The word "dementia" is sometimes considered pejorative.

Key term(s)
  • behavioural variant of fronto-temporal neurocognitive disorder
  • behavioural variant of frontotemporal neuro-cognitive disorder
  • behavioural variant of fronto-temporal neuro-cognitive disorder
  • behavioral variant of fronto-temporal neurocognitive disorder
  • behavioral variant of frontotemporal neuro-cognitive disorder
  • behavioral variant fronto-temporal dementia
  • behavioral variant of fronto-temporal neuro-cognitive disorder
  • behavioural variant fronto-temporal dementia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Système nerveux
OBS

variante comportementale de la démence frontotemporale; vcDFT : Le mot «démence» est parfois considéré comme péjoratif.

Key term(s)
  • variante comportementale du trouble neurocognitif fronto-temporal
  • variante comportementale du trouble neuro-cognitif frontotemporal
  • variante comportementale du trouble neuro-cognitif fronto-temporal
  • variante comportementale de la démence fronto-temporale

Spanish

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