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Case Reports
. 2018 Apr 3;319(13):1304-1306.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.19501.

Artistic Renaissance in Frontotemporal Dementia

Michael G Erkkinen  1 , Raquel Gutiérrez Zúñiga  2 , Cristóbal Carnero Pardo  2   3 , Bruce L Miller  1 , Zachary A Miller  1
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Case Reports

Artistic Renaissance in Frontotemporal Dementia

Michael G Erkkinen et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

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Author Disclosures:

Michael Erkkinen, MD, Raquel Gutiérrez Zúñiga, MD, and Cristóbal Carnero Pardo, MD, PhD have no conflicts to disclose.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A sampling of artwork by Patient 1. All pieces were created between 2010 and 2013. 2010 (A), 2012 (E), and 2013 (B, C, D, F, G).
Figure 1
Figure 1
A sampling of artwork by Patient 1. All pieces were created between 2010 and 2013. 2010 (A), 2012 (E), and 2013 (B, C, D, F, G).
Figure 1
Figure 1
A sampling of artwork by Patient 1. All pieces were created between 2010 and 2013. 2010 (A), 2012 (E), and 2013 (B, C, D, F, G).
Figure 1
Figure 1
A sampling of artwork by Patient 1. All pieces were created between 2010 and 2013. 2010 (A), 2012 (E), and 2013 (B, C, D, F, G).
Figure 1
Figure 1
A sampling of artwork by Patient 1. All pieces were created between 2010 and 2013. 2010 (A), 2012 (E), and 2013 (B, C, D, F, G).
Figure 1
Figure 1
A sampling of artwork by Patient 1. All pieces were created between 2010 and 2013. 2010 (A), 2012 (E), and 2013 (B, C, D, F, G).
Figure 1
Figure 1
A sampling of artwork by Patient 1. All pieces were created between 2010 and 2013. 2010 (A), 2012 (E), and 2013 (B, C, D, F, G).
Figure 2
Figure 2
T1-weighted brain MRI images of patient 1 at age 64. The image demonstrates anterior temporal atrophy that is more pronounced on the right.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Progressive shift in aesthetic style by Patient 2. From left to right, paintings were produced in the 1980s (A & B), 2002 (C), 2008 (D), and 2017 (E).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Progressive shift in aesthetic style by Patient 2. From left to right, paintings were produced in the 1980s (A & B), 2002 (C), 2008 (D), and 2017 (E).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Progressive shift in aesthetic style by Patient 2. From left to right, paintings were produced in the 1980s (A & B), 2002 (C), 2008 (D), and 2017 (E).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Progressive shift in aesthetic style by Patient 2. From left to right, paintings were produced in the 1980s (A & B), 2002 (C), 2008 (D), and 2017 (E).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Progressive shift in aesthetic style by Patient 2. From left to right, paintings were produced in the 1980s (A & B), 2002 (C), 2008 (D), and 2017 (E).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Patient 2’s “magnum opus”.
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