An artistic portrayal of frontotemporal dementia – “děd Vševěd”: a character from the stage play “Dlouhý, Široký a Krátkozraký” by the theatrical company Divadlo Járy Cimrmana
Authors:
R. Rusina 1; Z. Svěrák 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Neurologická klinika, LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
1; Žižkovské divadlo Járy Cimrmana, Praha
2
Published in:
Cesk Slov Neurol N 2025; 88(2): 109-111
Category:
Letter to Editor
doi:
https://doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn2025109
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An artistic portrayal of frontotemporal dementia – “děd Vševěd”: a character from the stage play “Dlouhý, Široký a Krátkozraký” by the theatrical company Divadlo Járy Cimrmana
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