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Central nervous system

Legal advice may be appropriate early in the course of the disorder. Advance directives, power of attorney, and other legal actions can make it easier to make ethical decisions regarding the care of the person with Pick's disease.

The probable outcome is poor. The disorder progresses steadily and relatively rapidly. Total disability occurs early. Commonly, Pick's disease results in death within 2 to 10 years, usually from infection and occasionally from general failure of body systems.

• loss of ability to care for self or perform normal activities
• progressive loss of ability to function
• loss of ability to interact with others
• infection
• reduced life span
• abuse by an over-stressed caregiver
• side effects of medications used to treat the disorder

Call your health care provider if symptoms of Pick's disease develop.

Call your health care provider or go to the emergency room if acute deterioration in mental function occurs (this symptom may indicate development of another disorder).

Review Date: 11/07/2005
Reviewed By: Kevin Sheth, MD, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.