Primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia affect the brain's functions, specifically memory and judgment. These conditions damage the nerves and connections in the brain, particularly in ...

it was starting to affect her headspace and her brain," he said. Her diagnosis, according to her team's February press release, was primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

The experience leads to an emotional response. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study of how this process may happen in the brain. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: As a psychiatrist at Stanford University, Dr ...

Photograph by Isadora Kosofsky, Nat Geo Image Collection One type of frontotemporal dementia damages the brain’s frontal lobes, altering personality, social conduct, and the ability to control ...

Researchers at UCL Institute of Neurology have been awarded a major grant to look at what happens in the brain of people who carry an abnormal gene linked to frontotemporal dementia (FTD) up to 20 ...

found out he’d been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). “On the day Bruce got his diagnosis, we left the doctor’s office with a pamphlet and a hollow goodbye. No plan, no guidance ...

“On the day Bruce got his diagnosis, we left the doctor’s office with a pamphlet and a hollow goodbye. No plan, no guidance, no hope, just shock,” she recalled, per People. “The future we ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Frontotemporal dementia ... frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, dramatically altering personality, behavior, and language skills. Despite being one of the most common causes of ...

The couple's life took an unexpected turn when Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023, upending the plans they had for the future. This Monday, 26 May during the Women’s Alzheimer’s ...