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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
Publication Frequency: 6 issues per year
Published in: journal Neurocase, Volume 15, Issue 6 December 2009 , pages 515 - 526
First Published: December 2009
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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.
Keywords: Frontotemporal dementia; Actigraphy; Circadian rhythm; Rest-activity; Sleep-wake
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