Young-onset behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia mimicking schizophrenia: a case report

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13 Nov 2026 0 comments

Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia may initially mimic a primary psychiatric disorder, particularly in younger adults presenting with prominent behavioural and personality changes. We report a 35-year-old man with a three-year history of progressive aggression, social disinhibition, interpersonal dysfunction, emotional withdrawal, aimless self-talking, and later marked reduction in speech. He was initially treated for schizophrenia, but symptoms progressed without meaningful...