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Study of Social Behavior and Emotion in Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Controls

NCT01147679 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 99

Last updated 2011-10-28

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Summary

This study is designed to document the loss of sociomoral emotions (like empathy, guilt, and embarrassment) in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. The loss of these emotions, which function as the motivators for social behavior, will manifest in specific interpersonal behaviors. These behaviors will correlate with regional changes in regional changes in medial frontal and anterior temporal lobes. These social and emotional changes will be compared with a young-onset Alzheimer's disease comparison group.

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mario F Mendez, MD, PhD · University of California, Los Angeles; Veteran's Health Administration, West Los Angeles

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • United States

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