Types of this form of dementia include behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia. The word 'frontotemporal' refers to the front of the brain (frontal) and sides of ...

A new study from Cedars-Sinai suggests that some people diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) ...

A new study led by Western researchers found frequent treatment with intranasal oxytocin – a hormone in the brain associated ...

A major trial in frontotemporal dementia patients has found that oxytocin can help improve symptoms of apathy. A new study ...

Dr Sarah Ryan’s research aims to understand the role of brain’s immune cells, microglia, in frontotemporal dementia, and whether addressing brain inflammation could be a new therapeutic target.

Aphasia can be caused by a head injury or stroke, and the onset will usually be sudden, or it can be caused by a disease such as frontotemporal dementia, in which case the communication ...

Peter Alexander was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia seven years ago and has issued a warning after spotting small sign ...

Symptoms of the disease "depend on which part of the brain is affected," the clinic explains, noting that "some people with frontotemporal dementia have changes in their personalities [and can ...

Gaps remain in biomedical research in frontotemporal dementia; however, there are several means by which these gaps can be bridged.