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Is Disorder That Causes Dementia Hereditary?

Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today

Nov 03, 2009

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New research shows that a rare brain disorder that causes early dementia is highly hereditary. The study is published in the November 3, 2009, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The brain disorder, called frontotemporal dementia, is formerly known as Pick's disease and destroys parts of the brain, leading to dementia, including problems with language or changes in behavior and personality.

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