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Pick’s disease

Alternative Names: Primary progressive aphasia, Aphasia -- primary progressive; Semantic dementia, Dementia - semantic; Frontotemporal dementia; Arnold Pick's disease Prevention: There is no known prevention for this rare disorder. References: Text Continues Below Moore DP, Jefferson JW. Handbook of Medical Psychiatry. 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2004. Pierce JM. Pick's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003 Feb;74(2):169. Grossman M. Frontotemporal dementia: a review. J Intl Neuropsychol Soc. 2002;8:566-583. Grossman M. Progressive aphasic syndromes: clinical and theoretical advances. Curr Opin Neurol. 2002;15:1-5. McKhann G, Albert M, Grossman M, Miller B, Dickson D, Trojanowski J. Clinical and pathological diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. Arch Neurology. 2001;58:1803-1809.

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