Newly Developed Interest at Drawing in a Patient with
Frontotemporal Dementia

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 29(1); 2011 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2011;29(1): 48-51.

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서울대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 분당서울대학교병원 신경과

Newly Developed Interest at Drawing in a Patient with Frontotemporal Dementia

Young Ho Park

Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea

Abstract

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by profound changes in personality and behavior. It is associated with degeneration of the prefrontal and anterior temporal cortex. There have been reports of patients with FTD who developed a new interest or increased creativity in the visual arts during their illness. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a patient with a newfound interest in drawing after the onset of FTD in Korea. Key Words: Frontotemporal dementia, Drawing, Visual art