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ArticleCureus2022

The Link Between Frontotemporal Dementia and Autoimmunity: A Case Presentation and Literature Review.

Krysten Corzo, Banu Farabi, Lokesh Lahoti

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Krysten CorzoMedical School, St. George's University School of Medicine, True Blue, GRD.
Banu FarabiInternal Medicine, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, USA.
Lokesh LahotiInternal Medicine, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia disorders are an important public health issue and thus of particular clinical importance. Frontotemporal dementia, although less prevalent than Alzheimer's disease, presents in a significant number of cases in younger populations. Yet, it is a comparatively rare disease process, with a low yearly incidence. Frontotemporal dementia remains an exciting and ever-evolving area of research with most recent studies investigating the role of inflammation in the degeneration pathognomonic of the disease. Here, we describe a case that highlights the connection between inflammation and neurodegeneration. Specifically, we examine a patient with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis and antiphospholipid syndrome who developed frontotemporal dementia, potentially as a result of the chronic inflammatory state.

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antiphospholipid antibody syndromeautoimmunitydementiafrontotemporal dementiarheumatoid arthritis

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PMID35664381
PMCPMC9150603

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