Synonyms

• Diffuse Degenerative Cerebral Disease
• Lobar Atrophy of the Brain
• Dementia with Lobar Atrophy and Neuronal Cytoplasmic Inclusions
• Pick Disease of the Brain

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Pick's Disease is a very rare progressive disease that affects certain areas of the brain (i.e., temporal and frontal lobes). Symptoms of this disorder may include loss of intellectual abilities and changes in behavior (e.g., lack of inhibition) and personality. Affected individuals may exhibit confusion and a general lack of concern about their surroundings. Other symptoms may include unusual speech patterns and the repetition of another's words (echolalia). In the majority of cases, the exact cause of Pick's Disease is not known; however, about 10 to 20 percent of cases are thought to be inherited as an autosomal dominant genetic trait.
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Resources

Alzheimer's Association
225 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
USA
Tel: 3123358700
Fax: 3123351110
Tel: 8002723900
Email: info@alz.org
Internet: http://www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
Tel: (301)495-3311
Fax: (301)495-3334
Tel: (800)438-4380
Email: adear@alzheimers.org
Internet: http://www.alzheimers.org

NIH/National Institute on Aging
PO Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20892-8057
Tel: (301)496-1752
Tel: (800)222-2225
Internet: http://www.nih.gov/nia

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
8A07
Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
Tel: (800)352-9424
Email: braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: 9203365333
Fax: 9203390995
Tel: 8773365333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/

C-Mac Informational Services, Inc.
120 Clinton Lane
Cookeville, TN 38501-8946
Tel: (931)268-1201
Email: caregiver_cmi@hotmail.com
Internet: http://www.caregivernews.org

Association for Frontotemporal Dementias (AFTD)
1616 Walnut Street, Suite 1100
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (267)514-7221
Tel: (866)507-7222
Email: info@ftd-picks.org
Internet: http://www.ftd-picks.org

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Last Updated:  5/18/2008
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