How To Spot Pick's Disease (Frontotemporal Dementia)

Pick’s disease is one of three dementias classed as frontotemporal dementias; they are all associated with shrinking temporal and frontal anterior lobes of the brain. The other two frontotemporal dementias are semantic dementia and primary progressive aphasia. All three dementias have some genetic causes, for they often run in families. Pick’s disease can also be sporadic, which means it can have no known cause.

The symptoms of Pick’s disease fall into two broad categories: difficulties with language and behavioral changes. Unlike other dementias, such as Alzheimer’s disease, memory is not affected until the disease has become quite advanced.