The Association of Frontotemporal Dementia defines Hyperoral behaviors to include overeating, dietary compulsions, in which the person restricts himself to eating only specific foods (such as a certain flavor of Lifesaver, or eating food only from one fast food restaurant), or attempts to consume inedible objects. Patients may consume excessive amounts of liquids, alcohol and cigarettes.
What If It's Not Alzheimer's
© 2003 by Lisa Radin and Gary Radin
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Chapter 13
Pages 188-189
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Association of Frontotemporal Dementia (Website) |
Pick's Disease with one sentence about hyperoral |
Pick's Disease Support Group (Website) |
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University of California, San Francisco (Website) |
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Family Caregiver Alliance (Website) |
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National Institutes of Health (Website) |
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Listed below are some symptoms of Hyperoral in pFTD
- Overeating
- Addiction to sweets
- May start chewing gum in large quantities
- May hold food in their mouth for prolonged periods without swallowing
- dietary compulsions in which the person restricts himself to eating only specific foods (such as a certain flavor of Lifesaver, or eating food only from one fast food restaurant)
- Attempt to consume inedible objects
- May consume excessive amounts of liquids. (This can be dangerous with cleaning liquids such as bleach)
- May consume excessive amounts of alcohol
- May take up smoking cigarettes
- May try to smoke more than one cigarette at a time
- Chain smoking cigarettes
- May smoke more cigars or even start smoking cigars
- May chew on toothpicks and straws (When my brother was chewing on these types of items he would say he was not hungry after chewing on them)
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