Nature versus Nurture in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: the Interaction of Genetic Background and Education on Brain Damage
Author(s) -
Enrico Premi,
Valentina Garibotto,
Antonella Alberici,
B. Paghera,
Raffaele Giubbini,
Alessandro Padovani,
Barbara Borroni
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1421-9824
pISSN - 1420-8008
DOI - 10.1159/000339366
Subject(s) - frontotemporal lobar degeneration , frontotemporal dementia , psychology , cerebral blood flow , neuropsychology , dementia , neuroscience , pick's disease , medicine , cardiology , disease , central nervous system disease , degenerative disease , cognition
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with a strong genetic background. It has been reported that modifiable factors, i.e. education (E), might act as proxies for reserve capacity.
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