Topographical disorientation (TD)

Evidence-based neurology checklist on topographical disorientation (td): Definition This is the inability to navigate the environment Acquired TD Developmental TD (DTD) Clinical presentations Causes of transient topographical disorientation (TTD) Assessments Acronym

Definition

  • This is the inability to navigate the environment

Acquired TD

Developmental TD (DTD)

Clinical presentations

Causes of transient topographical disorientation (TTD)

Assessments

Acronym

References

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  5. 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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