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Whereas improvement has been reported for paroxetine and other SSRIs, as well as idazoxan and methylphenidate, paroxetine and idazoxan have also been reported to cause a decline in function, and a marginally significant decline has been reported for methylphenidate. In addition, patients with Pick's disease, which is part of the spectrum of frontotemporal lobar degeneration, showed improvement on calcium EDTA. Six studies are double-blind placebo-controlled trials: two reports of cases using idazoxan and group trials using trazodone, paroxetine, galantamine and methylphenidate. It is recommended that experts in FTD arrive at a consensus to define standards for all clinical trials in FTD. 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