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Learn about frontotemporal dementia, an uncommon type of dementia that affects behaviour and language. Find out about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, outlook, causes, and support from the NHS website.
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Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an umbrella term for a group of brain diseases that mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. These areas of the brain are associated with personality, behavior and language. In frontotemporal dementia, parts of these lobes shrink, known as atrophy. Symptoms depend on which part of the brain is affe...
Symptoms of frontotemporal dementia differ from one person to the next. Symptoms get worse over time, usually over years. People with frontotemporal dementia tend to have clusters of symptom types that occur together. They also may have more than one cluster of symptom types.
In frontotemporal dementia, the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain shrink and certain substances build up in the brain. What causes these changes is usually not known. Some genetic changes have been linked to frontotemporal dementia. But more than half of the people with FTDhave no family history of dementia. Researchers have confirmed that so...
Your risk of getting frontotemporal dementia is higher if you have a family history of dementia. There are no other known risk factors.
Learn about frontotemporal dementia, a group of brain diseases that affect personality, behavior and language. Find out how to recognize the signs, what causes it and how it differs from Alzheimer's disease.
Frontotemporal dementia is an early onset disorder that mostly occurs between the ages of 45 and 65, [13] but can begin earlier, and in 20–25% of cases onset is later. [11] [14] Men and women appear to be equally affected. [15] It is the most common early presenting dementia. [16]
FTD is a rare type of dementia caused by damage to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. It affects personality, emotions, behaviour, speech and language. Learn more about the different types of FTD, how it is diagnosed and what support is available.
Learn about frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a rare form of dementia that affects personality, behaviour, language and speech. Find out the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and sources of support for FTD and related conditions.
Learn about FTD, a less common type of dementia that affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Find out the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of FTD and how to get support.
