Volume 73, Number 18, November 3, 2009
About this course
- Released: 11/02/2009
- Expires: 11/03/2011
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the article by Josephs et al., the participant should be able to:
• State the symptoms that are present to a much greater extent in the behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) patients than the semantic dementia (SMD) group
• State the symptoms that are present to a much greater extent in the SMD patients than the bvFTD group
• Identify the cortical areas that are atrophic to a much greater extent in the bvFTD patients than the SMD patients
Core Competencies:
The article by Josephs et al. covers the following core competency:
• Medical Knowledge
Upon completion of the article by Rohrer et al., the participant should be able to:
• State the subtype of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) with the lowest rate of a positive family history
• State the most frequent type of mutation identified in the progranulin gene
• State the subtype of FTLD that has the greatest number of autosomal dominant family histories with no known genetic mutation
Core Competencies:
The article by Rohrer et al. covers the following core competency:
• Medical Knowledge
Author Disclosures: Refer to Information and Author section available in the Tool Bar for each article.
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ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The American Academy of Neurology designates that participants will receive 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits if both CME courses for the issue are completed. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The American Academy of Neurology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
MISSION STATEMENT/PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
After evaluating a specific article published in Neurology, participants in the CME activity should be able to demonstrate an increase in, or affirmation of, their knowledge of clinical medicine. Participants should be able to evaluate the appropriateness of the clinical information as it applies to the provision of patient care.
PARTICIPANTS
This program is designed for physicians who are involved in providing patient care and who wish to advance their current knowledge of clinical medicine.
CREDITS
The American Academy of Neurology designates that participants will receive 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits if both CME courses for the issue are completed.
The American Academy of Neurology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
DISCLOSURES
Steven Lewis, MD, has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American College of Physicians; Paul Schulz, MD, has received personal compensation for activities with Pfizer.
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
This CME program receives no commercial support.
