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Lobar atrophy

Introduction: Lobar atrophy

Description of Lobar atrophy

Lobar atrophy (medical condition): A degenerative brain disease involving the frontal and temporal brain lobes resulting primarily in progressive dementia and loss of motor and language functions. It is characterized by the presence of proteins called Pick bodies in damaged nerve cells.

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Pick's disease of the brain:
  »Introduction: Pick's disease of the brain
  »Symptoms of Pick's disease of the brain

Lobar atrophy: Related Topics

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Lobar atrophy as a Disease

Lobar atrophy: Another name for Pick's disease of the brain (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pick's disease of the brain
  »Symptoms of Pick's disease of the brain

Symptoms of Lobar atrophy (Pick's disease of the brain)

Some of the symptoms of Lobar atrophy incude:

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