[Frontotemporal dementia. Results from "Frontotemporal Demential and Pick's Disease Conference"].

At the Frontotemporal Dementia and Pick's Disease Conference, recent data concerning the epidemiology, diagnosis, and therapy of frontotemporal dementia were presented. Topics included clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, pathologic and genetic bases of the disease, therapy, and specific problems facing patients and care givers. A consensus in the terminology of this condition was sought.