Rest-activity and behavioral disruption in a patient with frontotemporal dementia
Authors:
J. Merrilees a;
E. Hubbard b;
J. Mastick b;
B. L. Miller a;
G. A. Dowling b
| Affiliations: | a San Francisco Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| b San Francisco School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA |
DOI:
10.1080/13554790903061371
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6 issues per year
First Published:
December
2009
Subjects:
Clinical Neuropsychology;
Cognitive Neuropsychology;
Cognitive Psychology;
Neuropsychology;
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Abstract
The neurological deterioration in dementia is associated with disturbances in circadian rhythms and rest-activity patterns. These disruptions have been documented in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies but little is known about rest-activity patterns in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). We report longitudinal (2 year) actigraphy results for a patient who met diagnostic criteria for FTD and his family caregiver. The subject and his family caregiver wore Actiwatches continuously for 2 weeks at 1-year intervals. The findings suggest that with disease progression there is worsening in multiple areas of rest-activity measures for the patient and a negative impact on sleep quality for the family caregiver.
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| Keywords: Frontotemporal dementia; Actigraphy; Circadian rhythm; Rest-activity; Sleep-wake |
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