Itching Frequency and Neuroanatomic Correlates in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

• Published in: Archives of neurology (Chicago) Vol. 81; no. 9; p. 977
• Main Authors: Hadad, Rafi, Mandelli, Maria Luisa, Rankin, Katherine P, Toohey, Charlie, Sturm, Virginia E, Javandel, Shireen, Milicic, Andjelika, Knudtson, Marguerite, Allen, Isabel Elaine, Hoffmann, Nathalia, Friedberg, Adit, Possin, Katherine, Valcour, Victor, Miller, Bruce L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Amygdala; Anatomy; Atrophy; Brain; Brain architecture; Brain research; Cingulum; Cortex (insular); Degeneration; Dementia; Dementia disorders; Females; Frontal gyrus; Frontotemporal dementia; Itching; Magnetic resonance imaging; Males; Medical treatment; Neurodegeneration; Neurodegenerative diseases; Pathogenesis; Precentral gyrus; Pruritus; Qualitative analysis; Scratching; Signs and symptoms; Substantia grisea; Summaries; Thalamus

Itching is common in geriatric populations and is frequently linked to dermatological or systemic conditions. Itching engages specific brain regions that are implicated in the pathogenesis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration spectrum disorders (FTLD-SD). Thus, itching of undetermined origin (IUO) m...