Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the aims and design of the ongoing Late Onset Frontal Lobe Syndrome study (LOF study), a study on the spectrum of neurodegenerative and psychiatric etiologies causing behavioral changes in later life, and on the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers in predicting and identifying the different underlying pathologies with a special focus on the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia.
METHODS: The LOF study is an observational cross-sectional and prospective follow-up study. Patients aged 45-75 years with a frontal behavioral change consisting of apathy, disinhibition, or compulsive/stereotypical behavior were included (April 2011-2013). Patients underwent a multidisciplinary assessment by a neurologist and psychiatrist and MRI, CSF, and PET measurements at inclusion and after 2 years of follow-up.
RESULTS: The diagnostic added value of MRI, PET, and CSF results and their predictive value will be measured after 2 years of follow-up.
CONCLUSION: This is the first large-scale prospective follow-up study of patients with late-onset behavioral disorders.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 735-40 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2014 |
Keywords
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Amyloid beta-Peptides/cerebrospinal fluid
- Biomarkers/cerebrospinal fluid
- Clinical Protocols
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Early Diagnosis
- Female
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Follow-Up Studies
- Frontotemporal Dementia/cerebrospinal fluid
- Functional Neuroimaging
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prospective Studies
- tau Proteins/cerebrospinal fluid
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