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frontotemporal dementia 1

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A frontotemporal dementia that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the MAPT gene, which encodes microtubule-associated protein tau, on chromosome 17q21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Dementia
  • Primitive reflex
  • Language impairment
  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • Polyphagia
  • Frontal lobe dementia
  • Irritability
  • Inappropriate laughter
  • Disinhibition