TY - JOUR
T1 - The neuroanatomical and neurochemical basis of apathy and impulsivity in frontotemporal lobar degeneration
AU - Passamonti, L.
AU - Lansdall, C. J.
AU - Rowe, J. B.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Apathy and impulsivity are common and often coexistent consequences of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). They increase patient morbidity and carer distress, but remain under-estimated and poorly treated. Recent trans-diagnostic approaches that span the spectrum of clinical presentations of FTLD and parkinsonism, indicate that apathy and impulsivity can be fractionated into multiple neuroanatomical and pharmacological systems. These include ventral/dorsal frontostriatal circuits for reward-sensitivity, response-inhibition, and decision-making; moderated by noradrenaline, dopamine, and serotonin. Improved assessment tools, formal models of cognition and behavior, combined with brain imaging and psychopharmacology, are creating new therapeutic targets and establishing principles for stratification in future clinical trials.
AB - Apathy and impulsivity are common and often coexistent consequences of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). They increase patient morbidity and carer distress, but remain under-estimated and poorly treated. Recent trans-diagnostic approaches that span the spectrum of clinical presentations of FTLD and parkinsonism, indicate that apathy and impulsivity can be fractionated into multiple neuroanatomical and pharmacological systems. These include ventral/dorsal frontostriatal circuits for reward-sensitivity, response-inhibition, and decision-making; moderated by noradrenaline, dopamine, and serotonin. Improved assessment tools, formal models of cognition and behavior, combined with brain imaging and psychopharmacology, are creating new therapeutic targets and establishing principles for stratification in future clinical trials.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.12.015
DO - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.12.015
M3 - Review
C2 - 31032387
AN - SCOPUS:85039937171
SN - 2352-1546
VL - 22
SP - 14
EP - 20
JO - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
JF - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
ER -