Agenesis of corpus callosum and frontotemporal dementia: a casual finding?

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2015 Jun;30(4):375-9. doi: 10.1177/1533317514549410. Epub 2014 Sep 4.

Abstract

Agenesis of corpus callosum (AgCC) is a congenital malformation characterized by total or partial absence of corpus callosum with a good neuropsychological profile. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the third most common cause of cortical dementia, and it is characterized by alterations in personality and social relationship, often associated with deficits in attention, abstraction, planning, and problem solving. Herein, we report a case of a 73-year-old woman presenting with FTD associated with primary AgCC. The possible "causal or casual" relationship between these 2 different conditions should be investigated in large prospective studies.

Keywords: agenesis; aging; corpus callosum; dementia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum / diagnosis*
  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum / epidemiology
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Frontotemporal Dementia / diagnosis*
  • Frontotemporal Dementia / epidemiology
  • Humans