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Pick's disease

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Pick's disease [′piks di‚zēz]
(medicine)
A form of presenile dementia characterized by severe atrophy of the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum.
A recurrent or progressive form of ascites with little or no edema.


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She said the onset of Pick's Disease had probably started some time before her mum was finally diagnosed five years ago when she was 57.
FTD, often referred to as Pick's disease, is similar to Alzheimer's in that it involves a progressive decline in mental powers over a number of years, but FTD affects different regions of the brain.
CITY CENTRE: Do you care for someone who has been diagnosed with Pick's Disease (Fronto Temporal Dementia or Primary Progressive Aphasia)?
 
 
 
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