Question 170 · LEK · Frontotemporal dementia
Which statement is false about frontotemporal lobar degeneration?
- A. it is roughly as common in females as in males.
- B. its course might be accompanied by marked behavioural disorders.
- C. it is the most common dementia after the age of 85.
- D. no effective treatment is known.
- E. around 30-50% of cases are familial.
Hint
Think about the typical age of onset of frontotemporal degeneration and which dementia dominates in the oldest old.
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