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Factors associated with true‐positive and false‐positive diagnoses of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia in 100 consecutive referrals from specialist physicians

The behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is a challenging diagnosis due to overlapping symptoms with psychiatric and other neurological conditions. Accordingly, misdiagnosis is common. The present study aimed to… Click to show full abstract

The behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is a challenging diagnosis due to overlapping symptoms with psychiatric and other neurological conditions. Accordingly, misdiagnosis is common. The present study aimed to identify clinical factors contributing to misdiagnoses of bvFTD by specialist physicians.

Keywords: frontotemporal dementia; variant frontotemporal; behavioural variant; factors associated; specialist physicians

Journal Title: European Journal of Neurology
Year Published: 2025

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