History, Present, and Progress of Frontotemporal Dementia in China : A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Ren, Ru-Jing
Huang, Yue
Cheng, Qi
Li, Chun-Bo
Wang, Gang
Xu, Gang
Chen, Sheng-Di
Source
International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We aim to provide an overview of clinical and demographical features and neuropathological research on frontotemporal dementia (FTD) from China over the past decade.
We reviewed the demographic features, clinical presentations, and neuropathology of the FTD-spectrum disorders from the 49 cases in China published since 1998.
On the basis of these findings, we retrospect the history and speculate on future progress in terms of FTD in China.
We found that most published papers comprise case reports with a few retrospective studies with small sample sizes.
Behavior variant FTD (bvFTD) was the most common diagnostic subtype, of which 35% were associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Parkinsonian syndrome.
More than 47% patients with FTD had age onset before 65.
There were no differences in age of onset and sex distribution between diagnostic subtypes.
The spectrum of neuropathological diagnosis of bvFTD was frontotemporal lobe degeneration (FTLD) with tau protein or ubiquitin-immunopositive inclusions, and FTLD without intracellular inclusions.
Median survival in bvFTD was 14 years.
This paper provides an overview of the current status and pointers for future research directions of FTD in China.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ren, Ru-Jing& Huang, Yue& Xu, Gang& Li, Chun-Bo& Cheng, Qi& Chen, Sheng-Di…[et al.]. 2012. History, Present, and Progress of Frontotemporal Dementia in China : A Systematic Review. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ren, Ru-Jing…[et al.]. History, Present, and Progress of Frontotemporal Dementia in China : A Systematic Review. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ren, Ru-Jing& Huang, Yue& Xu, Gang& Li, Chun-Bo& Cheng, Qi& Chen, Sheng-Di…[et al.]. History, Present, and Progress of Frontotemporal Dementia in China : A Systematic Review. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483012
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483012