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Corticobasal Degeneration

What are the symptoms?

Symptoms of the disease can be cognitive (relating to comprehension, judgement, memory and reason) or motor. A range of cognitive skills, including memory and concentration, are affected by CBD.

Motor symptoms (problems with co-ordination of movement) are asymmetrical - i.e. they are on one side or the other. They are often described as a stiff hand or arm, or difficulty with writing.

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Medical text written November 2001 by the Alzheimer's Society. Last reviewed December 2004 by Dr N Fox, Dementia Research Society and Alzheimer's Society Medical & Scientific Advisory Committee.

 

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