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We are how we eat?

Department of Neurology, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5, UK; CathMummery@aol.com

Keywords: Alzheimer’s dementia; frontotemporal dementia; eating patterns

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The two most common dementias in the presenium are Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Early and accurate diagnosis is critical for prognosis, consideration of genetic issues, and appropriate therapeutic intervention. Recognition of associated behavioural disturbance is paramount in order to address the enormous caregiver burden with sufficient resources. However, early recognition is still fraught with difficulty, exacerbated by a lack of systematic studies. As conventional cognitive assessment can fail to reveal significant behavioural deficits early in disease, it is imperative to develop new and sensitive tools, such as that described in the paper by Ikeda et al (this issue, pp 371–6).¹

Previous work has shown that, although there are marked behavioural differences between FTD and AD, changes in eating preference are one of the few behaviour variables that reliably separate the two groups.² Within FTD, in spite of the common perception that there is less behavioural disturbance . . . [Full text of this article]

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Changes in appetite, food preference, and eating habits in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 2002 73: 371-376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]