A case of ALS with posterior cortical atrophy

Tanja C.W. Nijboer, Bram Nitert, Henk Jan Westeneng, Leonard H. Van Den Berg, Michael A. van Es

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Abstract

Here, we provide a case-report of an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient with cognitive deficits best defined as posterior cortical atrophy (PCA). This is an unusual finding as ALS forms a spectrum with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), whereas PCA is predominantly associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology. We hypothesize on whether ALS with PCA might be an under recognized phenotype considering multiple imaging studies in ALS have also reported (asymptomatic) parietal atrophy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)506-510
Number of pages5
JournalAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
Volume20
Issue number7-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Oct 2019

Keywords

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • MND-FTD continuum
  • posterior cortical atrophy

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