Frontotemporal dementia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Nov 28, 2023 · 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.
What is frontotemporal dementia? - Mayo Clinic News Network
Feb 23, 2024 · Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms before age 60.
Frontotemporal dementia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Nov 28, 2023 · FTD can be hard to diagnose early because symptoms of frontotemporal dementia often overlap with those of other conditions. Healthcare professionals may order the following tests.
Untangling the threads of early-onset dementia
Mar 29, 2024 · Mayo Clinic researchers in Florida and colleagues set out to determine the link between these TMEM106B structures, the protective TMEM106B genetic variant and FTD. First, they compared disease duration in deceased FTD patients who had donated their brain tissue to the Mayo Clinic Brain Bank. They found that those with the protective variant ...
Frontotemporal dementia - Doctors and departments - Mayo
Nov 28, 2023 · Researchers in the center study frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease and related conditions. You may have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials in the center. Mayo Clinic's campus in Arizona is part of the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, a statewide research collaboration.
World FTD Awareness Week - Mayo Clinic Connect
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is a neurodegenerative disease in which affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. It is the most common form of dementia in people under the age of 40. Mayo Clinic is working every day to #endFTD.
Science Saturday: Link found between key gene and two …
Jun 11, 2022 · In a new paper published in Nature, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have zeroed in on variants of one gene critical for nerve cell function that ups the ante for patients with Lou Gehrig's Disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Primary progressive aphasia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Apr 1, 2023 · As the disease progresses, other mental skills such as memory, planning and organizing can be affected. Some people develop other symptoms such as problems with movement, balance and swallowing. With these complications, people with the disease eventually will need help with day-to-day care.
Mayo Clinic Patient Creates Documentary to Educate Others on ...
Oct 19, 2011 · In Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), areas of your brain (the frontal lobe and temporal lobe) shrink, causing progressive speech, language, personality and behavior problems, as well as a decline in your thinking and reasoning skills (cognitive skills).
Aphasia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Jun 11, 2022 · Aphasia usually happens suddenly after a stroke or a head injury. But it can also come on gradually from a slow-growing brain tumor or a disease that causes progressive, permanent damage (degenerative). The severity of aphasia depends on a number of things, including the cause and the extent of the brain damage.