An Indonesian elderly with primary progressive aphasia and behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia: A case report and review article.

Background: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) or Pick's disease, is the second most frequent cause of primary degenerative dementia in those between 55 and 65 years old.

Case Presentation: A 57-year-old Indonesian female reported family that six months until one year prior to the presentation of her first symptoms, the patient had problems with memory, particularly short-term memory loss, with the patient unable to remember the task she was doing on time. The electroencephalogram revealed slowing background cerebral activity and diffuse slowing activity, indicating encephalopathy diffuse moderate state.