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I'm currently living with the after effects of this devastating...

09/12/09

I have heard that schizophrenia in some cases can lead into various dementias.

I read one study that said normal onset schizophrenia can often lead into frontotemporal dementia, and 5 of 17 severely cognitively impaired patients with schizophrenia went on, most rather shortly, to have frontotemporal dementia.   I read other studies, quite a few, that said late to very…

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