The Dementia UK charity says FTD is an “umbrella term” for a group of dementias that mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. These are responsible for such things as ...

A neurologist has highlighted a “common” warning sign of dementia that could be “distressing” to family and friends. This ...

Frontotemporal dementia is one of the most common types ... The temporal lobes are behind the ears and the frontal lobe is right at the front, just behind the forehead. “The frontal part of ...

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Further cognitive testing showed a pattern of intact cortical functions but clear evidence of subcortical and frontal lobe dementia, consistent with the diagnosis of alcoholic dementia.

Accumulation of a protein called TDP-43 is a key feature of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. In a study published in Neuron, ...

Frontotemporal dementia is an all-encompassing term for a group of brain disorders that threatens, as the name implies, the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. This means that parts of these ...

Alcohol-related brain damage and frontal lobe dementia both cause personality changes, impulsivity, and executive dysfunction, but alcohol-related damage may sometimes improve with abstinence and ...

vascular dementia, and the frontotemporal lobar degenerations. The following are assessed or elicited: gait, frontal lobe signs, signs of parkinsonism, certain neuro-ophthalmologic signs ...

A neurologist has highlighted a “common” warning sign of dementia that could be “distressing” to family and friends. This change in behaviour is linked to a disruption of the frontal lobe ...