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SUBMITTER: Paterson RW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3613204 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Paterson Ross W RW Takada Leonel T LT Geschwind Michael D MD
Neurology. Clinical practice 20120901 3
Rapidly progressive dementias are conditions that typically cause dementia over weeks or months. They are a particular challenge to neurologists as the differential diagnosis often is different from the more typical, slowly progressive dementias. Early and accurate diagnosis is essential, as many of the etiologies are treatable. The information in this review is in part based on experience through our rapidly progressive dementia program at the University of California San Francisco, Memory and ...[more]