Pick's Disease: An Overview
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- Introduction to Pick's Disease
- Definition of Pick's Disease
- Symptoms of Pick's Disease
- Causes of Pick's Disease
- Stages of Pick's Disease
- Diagnosing Pick's Disease
- Treatments for Pick's Disease
- Information for Caregivers
- Preventing Pick's Disease
- Pick's Disease Research
- Summary and Conclusions
- Pick's Disease References
Definition of Pick's Disease
What is Pick's Disease?
Pick's disease is a rare type of dementia, which results in personality changes, speech problems and loss of social skills and intellectual function.[1] It causes shrinking of the lobes of the front and sides of the brain. It is known as a frontotemporal dementia because of the parts of the brain it affects.[1][2] It usually develops between the ages of 40 and 60 and is more common in women than men.[3] Symptoms worsen slowly.[4] There is no cure for the disease and it usually results in death by infection. Death may occur in less than two years or more than 10 years.
This Elder Health Guide was published on August 1, 2009 and was updated on May 12, 2010.
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