Fourteen years later: Reviewing the diagnostic criteria for behavioral‐variant frontotemporal dementia
The comparative usefulness of core criteria for frontotemporal dementia diagnosis is unclear. We identified the most common profiles of core features at baseline. Most common feature profiles included apathy and/or empathy loss. Feature profiles were not predictive of survival. Cognitive criterion appears overly restrictive in its current form.
Authors
- John B. Kwok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9574-6195)
- James R. Burrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9638-2768)
- Emma Devenney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6140-0452)
- Nicholas J. Cordato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-0871)
- Carol Dobson‐Stone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2211-0257)
- Nga Yan Tse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-4835)
- Glenda Margaret Halliday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0422-8398)
- David Foxe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-3344)
- James Carrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1392-8919)
- Claris Teng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3828-1736)
- Rebekah M. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6996-8317)
- Antonia J Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-9399)
- Yun Tae Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-3837)
- Sau Chi Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-7219)
- Olivier Piguet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4305-7897)
- John R. Hodges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1370-5160)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Concord Hospital (US)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
- Gosford Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St George Hospital (AU)
- Calvary Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70604
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- University of Sydney
- Medical Research Council
- Australian Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council