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TitleSocial Cognition in the Frontal Variant of Alzheimer's Disease: A Case Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsDuclos, H, de la Sayette, V, Bonnet, A-L, Viard, A, Eustache, F, Desgranges, B, Laisney, M
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume55
Issue2
Pagination459-463
Date Published2017
ISSN1875-8908
Abstract

Although frontal presentations of Alzheimer's disease (fv-AD) have already been described in the literature, we still know little about patients' social cognitive abilities, especially their theory of mind (ToM). We report the case of FT, a 61-year-old woman who was diagnosed with fv-AD. Two assessments of social cognition, using a false-belief task, the Reading the Mind in the Eyes test, and a task probing knowledge of social norms, were performed one year apart. FT exhibited cognitive ToM and social knowledge deficits from the onset. Affective ToM was initially preserved, but deteriorated as the disease progressed.

DOI10.3233/JAD-160690
Alternate JournalJ. Alzheimers Dis.
PubMed ID27662316
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