Help & Support: Guidance for Advance Care Planning
Completing advance care planning documents such as living wills, healthcare advance directives, or healthcare power of attorney is a task many tend to put off. Discussions around advance care planning…
Read MoreUnderstanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia, With a Focus on Frontotemporal Dementia
What is frontotemporal degeneration (FTD)? Learn about the most common form of dementia for people under the age of 60 in this virtual event presented by the Alzheimer’s Association and…
Read MoreCondition with bvFTD-Like Symptoms Can Be Treated with Surgery, Study Says
According to a recent study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, a condition with symptoms identical to those of behavioral variant frontotemporal degeneration (bvFTD) can be…
Read MoreMachine-Learning Algorithms Can Recognize Rare Dementias Such as FTD, Study Finds
A study published in the Neuroimage: Clinical medical journal found that machine-learning algorithms are capable of recognizing patterns of atrophy associated with rarer neurodegenerative diseases such as FTD. Conducted by…
Read MoreA Lot Like Fun – Only Different
A Lot Like Fun – Only Different is a book about friendship. It features Chris Kelley, who is living with FTD. Author Jack Livingston says, “Chris was the ringleader of…
Read MoreCape Cod Times Columnist Shares Stories of Life with Her Husband with FTD
Columnist Saralee Perel shared stories from her “wacky and wistful” life with her husband with FTD in a recent article published in the Cape Cod Times. Perel opens the column…
Read MoreAdvancing Hope: What is Familial FTD?
When a relative is diagnosed with FTD, the AFTD HelpLine is often asked, “Could I also develop FTD?” What they are really asking is – is my loved one’s FTD…
Read MoreWebinar: Understanding Frontotemporal Degeneration
Join AFTD Ambassador Dawn O’Gara on April 12 as she talks about FTD — the most common form of dementia for people under the age of 60. Dawn will break…
Read MoreBritish Study Finds Evidence for Pre-Diagnostic Cognitive Impairment in People with Neurodegenerative Diseases
A study published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia medical journal found evidence of cognitive impairment in people diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease like FTD years before an official diagnosis is…
Read MoreThe Lived Experience: Brain Donation
By Cindy Odell I was diagnosed with bvFTD more than ten years ago. My immediate reaction was one of shock even after considering that two of my relatives were currently…
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