Topographical disorientation (TD)
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Topographical disorientation (TD). This is the inability to navigate the environment. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Definition
- This is the inability to navigate the environment
Acquired TD
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Developmental TD (DTD)
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Clinical presentations
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Causes of transient topographical disorientation (TTD)
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Assessments
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Acronym
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References
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- Guariglia CC, Nitrini R. Topographical disorientation in Alzheimer's disease. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2009; 67:967-972.
- Grossi D, Fasanaro AM, Cecere R, Salzano S, Trojano L. Progressive topographical disorientation: a case of focal Alzheimer's disease. Neurol Sci 2007; 28:107-110.
- Pai MC, Jacobs WJ. Topographical disorientation in community-residing patients with Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2004; 19:250-255.
- Bird CM, Chan D, Hartley T, Pijnenburg YA, Rossor MN, Burgess N. Topographical short-term memory differentiates Alzheimer’s disease from frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Hippocampus 2010; 20:1154-1169.
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