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Self-consciousness in Dementia
Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Summary
The aim of this study is to characterize the deficit in critical components of personal identity (self-consciousness and social cognition) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and fronto-temporal lobar dementia (FTLD), compared to healthy elderly, combining a neuropsychology and multi-podal neuroimaging study. We posit that the alteration of some aspects of self-consciousness (autobiographical memory, nosognosia, metacognition) and social cognition (theory of mind and facial) results in personality changes in the patients, primarily due to the alteration of self-consciousness in AD and to social cognition in FTLD.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
45 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2013-03-13
Completion Date
2021-03-22
Last Updated
2026-07-13
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Questionnary and IRM
Locations (1)
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France