frontotemporal

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new genetic risk factors for two types of non-Alzheimer's dementia. These findings were published in Cell Genomics and detail how researchers identified large-scale DNA…

Frontotemporal dementia(FTD) can present itself as behavioral variant, semantic dementia and Primary non fluent aphasia. Dr Rohit Pai, Consultant Neurologist, KMC Hospital, Mangaluru discusses about symptoms, causes and treatment of…

Nearly a year after announcing his battle with aphasia, Bruce Willis’ family disclosed last week that the 67-year-old actor has been diagnosed with one of the rare forms of dementia, known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD).…

Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, one of the rarer types of dementia. His family said difficulties with communication are "just one of the challenges" the 67-year-old actor faces. So what is…

Nearly a year after Bruce Willis' family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his "condition has progressed." In a statement posted Thursday, the 67-year-old actor's family said…

Bruce Willis has dementia, his family announced on social media Thursday.The actor, well known for his roles in action vehicle Die Hard as well Sixth Sense, Pulp Fiction and Unbreakable, stepped away from acting in 2022 due to aphasia…

Dementia encompasses a range of neurodegenerative conditions that lead to memory loss and cognitive deficiencies and affect some 55 million people worldwide. Yet despite its prevalence, there are few effective treatments, in part because…

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the most common causes of progressive dementia in working-age people. However, making a diagnosis and a prognosis is often challenging because the frontotemporal dementia spectrum includes several…

A Monash University led study has found a promising new treatment for patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of dementia in the under 60s -- resulting in a stabilising of what would normally…

Frontotemporal dementia patients with extrapyramidal symptoms have brainstem atrophy and reduced metabolism in certain areas of the brain significantly more often than patients without extrapyramidal symptoms, a new study from the…