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pick's disease  

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  • Pick's disease is a subtype of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and FTD accounts for approximately 5% to 10% of dementia cases. Historically considered a rather rare degenerative illness, it was first described in 1892 by Arnold Pick. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Pick's Disease]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZJDWZ1WM-7

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