Dementia caused by the shrinking of brain cells in the frontal, temporal and anterior portion of the brain is known as Front temporal dementia or simply Pick’s disease named after Arnold Pick who first described the disorder in 1892. It is a degenerative disease of the brain which causes severe atrophy of nerve cells and sometimes the swelling of neurons or addition of Pick bodies in the frontal or temporal regions of the brain (National Institute of Health)..
The symptoms of Pick’s disease are not easy to discern as they show as deteriorating psychological health as opposed to a decline in organic functions. For example, the patient experiences a general loss of ability and displays a generalized indifference. He/she also displays poor social skills. This includes behavioral, cognitive and sexual irregularities. Even if memory loss is not a common occurrence, the patient spirals toward a state of mental and physical inertness. The afflicted individual loses . . . Read More