Frontotemporal dementia, right temporal atrophy variant

Frontotemporal dementia, right temporal atrophy variant

Definition

Right temporal lobar atrophy (RTLA) is an anatomic variant of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), characterized by behavioral dysfunction, personality changes, episodic memory loss, and prosopagnosia; attributable to an asymmetrical predominantly right-sided, frontotemporal atrophy.

Also known as RTLA, rvFTD — per MONDO

Also identified as