A type of progressive frontotemporal dementia (FTD) typically affecting the frontal and/or anterolateral temporal lobes
Named after Dr. Arnold Pick, the psychiatrist/neuropathologist ...
Behavioral variant (bv):
Possible bvFTD requires 3 of 6 of the following features: disinhibition, apathy/inertia, loss of sympathy/empathy, perseverative/compul...
There is no specific treatment for Pick disease because no medication is available that has been shown to arrest or reverse this condition. Medicines can be used to treat the...
Cardarelli R, Kertesz A, Knebl J, et al. Frontotemporal Dementia: A Review for Primary Care Physicians. Am Fam Physician. 2010;82(11):1372-1377.
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G31.01 Pick’s disease
G31.09 Other frontotemporal dementia
13092008 Pick’s disease
230270009 Frontotemporal dementia
21921000119103 Dementia due to Pick’s disease
230288001 Semantic dement...
When dementia occurs early (in midlife), especially if associated with personality and behavioral changes, consideration should be given to the possible diagnosis of Pick disease.
Cogni...
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