Behavioral symptomatology and care of patients with frontotemporal lobe degeneration - based on the aspects of the phylogenetic and ontogenetic processes

H Tanabe; M Ikeda; K Komori

doi:10.1159/000051213

Behavioral symptomatology and care of patients with frontotemporal lobe degeneration - based on the aspects of the phylogenetic and ontogenetic processes

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 1999:10 Suppl 1:50-4. doi: 10.1159/000051213.

Authors

H Tanabe¹, M Ikeda, K Komori

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan. htanabe@m.ehime-u.ac.jp

PMID: 10436341
DOI: 10.1159/000051213

Abstract

The behavioral changes of patients with frontotemporal lobe degeneration are studied from the aspects of the phylogenetic and ontogenetic processes of the brain. It is proposed that some behavioral changes could be utilized for the patients' care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution
Frontal Lobe / physiopathology*
Humans
Neurodegenerative Diseases / psychology*
Neurodegenerative Diseases / therapy
Phylogeny
Species Specificity
Temporal Lobe / physiopathology*