The roots of social inappropriateness in frontotemporal dementia
- Correspondence to: Dr Y A L Pijnenburg VUMC, Department of Neurology, PO Box 7057, Amsterdam 1007 MB, The Netherlands; y.pijnenburg{at}vumc.nl
- Received 29 September 2006
- Accepted 5 October 2006
- Revised 29 September 2006
- Published Online First 20 October 2006
Abnormal social cognition in FTD
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) remains a difficult diagnosis, often based purely on clinical criteria because standard investigations can be normal.1 Although the diagnostic criteria of early changes in personal and social conduct certainly hold true, these terms are rather abstract and are subject to multiple interpretations. Eslinger et al2 (see p 457), in this issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, make an important contribution to the understanding of social behaviour in FTD. From their and other studies, it has gradually become clear that social behaviour …
