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→Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: FTLD
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*Subcortical lesions that replace the myelin consisting of macrophages. | *Subcortical lesions that replace the myelin consisting of macrophages. | ||
==Frontotemporal lobar degeneration== | |||
*Formally ''frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitinated inclusions''. | |||
*[[AKA]] ''frontotemporal dementia''.{{fact}} | |||
===General=== | |||
*Related to [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS); also a TDP-43 pathology. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Frontal and temporal lobe atrophy. | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frontotemporal_degeneration.png FTLD (WC)]. | |||
==Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis== | ==Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis== | ||