Decreased emotion recognition and reduced focus on facial hallmarks in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia compared to primary psychiatric disorders and controls.
Jay L P FieldhouseEllen H SingletonMarie-Paule E van EngelenJochum J van 't HooftSterre C M de BoerViolet E FroelingMichelle BraunMardien L OudegaDaniël van GrootheestCora KerssensFlora H DuitsArgonde C van HartenEverard G B VijverbergYolande A L PijnenburgPublished in: European journal of neurology (2023)
In bvFTD, decreased emotion recognition may be related to reduced focus on facial hallmarks. These findings suggest a valuable role for biometrics in social cognition assessment and the differentiation between bvFTD and PPD.