EEG abnormalities in frontotemporal lobar degeneration

Neurology. 2004 May 11;62(9):1628-30. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000123103.89419.b7.

Abstract

The EEG appearances in patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) were compared with those in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). EEG abnormalities were found in 61% of FTLD patients, with the degree of EEG abnormality increasing with dementia severity. There was no significant difference in the severity of EEG abnormality between the FTLD and AD patient groups. These data suggest a need for reappraisal of the role of the EEG in the diagnostic differentiation of FTLD from AD.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alpha Rhythm
  • Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis*
  • Alzheimer Disease / physiopathology
  • Dementia / diagnosis*
  • Dementia / pathology
  • Dementia / physiopathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electroencephalography / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology
  • Frontal Lobe / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology
  • Temporal Lobe / physiopathology