Sour aversion in frontotemporal dementia: a case report and review on physiologic-anatomic mechanisms

Neurocase. 2021 Mar 31:1-3. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2021.1905854. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFrontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a common cause of early-onset dementia characterized by behavioral and personality changes, as well as, altered eating habits. FTD is associated with complex changes in neural networks of gustatory processing which may be responsible for eating abnormalities. Here, we present a 66-years-old lady suffered from behavioral variant of FTD with an interesting symptom of food aversion, typically sour foods.PMID:33789074 | DOI:10.1080/13554794.2021.1905854

Source: Neurocase - March 31, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Mostafa Almasi-Dooghaee Taravat Vahedi Nooshin Vahedi Babak Zamani Source Type: research