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DSM-IV: 294.10 Dementia Due to Pick's Disease


Deteriorating Dementia is the primary manefestation of this degenerative process in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain that may be difficult to distinguish from Alzheimer's.

Diagnostic Criteria: Dementia Due to Other General Medical Conditions

American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994



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