Neuropsychological findings in frontal lobe dementia

• Neuropsychological investigations were performed on 18 patients with a clinical diagnosis of frontal lobe dementia supported by regional cerebral blood flow measurements. Nature and degree of cognitive impairment were examined with a comprehensive test battery. The results of the neuropsychological assessment could be described as three levels of cognitive impairment. The increasing levels of cognitive impairment were accompanied by corresponding levels of reduced cerebral blood flow in frontotemporal areas. No apparent relationship emerged between impairment level and illness duration, indicating a considerable individual variation in the clinical course of frontal lobe dementia.

Keyword

Adult

Aged

Cerebrovascular Circulation

Cognition Disorders

Dementia

Evaluation Studies as Topic

Female

Frontal Lobe

Humans

Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery

Male

Middle Aged

Neuropsychological Tests

Journal Article

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication and Content Type

art (subject category)

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