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Main diagnostic criteria Insidious onset and gradual progression Early decline in social interpersonal conduct Early impairment in regulation of personal conduct Early emotional blunting Early loss of insight Other criteria supporting diagnosis Behavioral changes (such as mental rigidity, distractibility, stereotypy) Speech and language changes (such as mutism or pressure, echolalia, perseveration) Physical signs (such as primitive reflexes, muscle rigidity and tremor, low blood pressure) - Table 2
Consensus on Diagnostic Criteria of Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia (Adapted from Ref. 13, Table 3, p 2460)
Diagnostic features Disinhibition Apathy/inertia Loss of sympathy or empathy Perseverative, stereotyped, or ritualistic behavior Hyperorality and dietary change Executive dysfunction
