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Editorial

Should the Social Cognition and Emotional Assessment replace standard neuropsychological tests for frontotemporal dementia?

Marie Sarazin Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d’Alzheimer, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47–83 Boulevard de l’hôpital, 75013 Paris, France and Sorbonne University, Paris, France. [email protected]
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Bruno Dubois Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d’Alzheimer, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47–83 Boulevard de l’hôpital, 75013 Paris, France and Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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Leonardo Cruz de Souza Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d’Alzheimer, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47–83 Boulevard de l’hôpital, 75013 Paris, France and Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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Maxime Bertoux Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d’Alzheimer, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47–83 Boulevard de l’hôpital, 75013 Paris, France and Sorbonne University, Paris, France
Pages 633-635 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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