Profiles of recent autobiographical memory retrieval in semantic dementia, behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia, and Alzheimer's disease

► Episodic autobiographical memory (ABM) is typically compromised in dementia. ► ABM was assessed in semantic dementia, behavioural-variant FTD, and in AD. ► Recent period ABM performance discriminated between dementia syndromes. ► Groups showed distinct profiles for recent contextual details. ► Deficits in recent contextual details highlight the importance of emotion in ABM.