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Internet articles on FTD
AFTD has become aware of several articles circulating on the Internet that suggest haloperidol may be an effective treatment in FTD. These articles are based on a research paper by…
Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Subacute Encephalopathies: Diagnosis and Management
The University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurology hosts a one-day conference, Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Subacute Encephalopathies: Diagnosis and Management, on Saturday, November 6, at the Union Square Marriott…
Disappearing Dave
Erin Anderssen of The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, reports on frontotemporal dementia and its impact on Dave Gustafson, his wife and caregiver Susan, and his parents Tom and Barb in “Disappearing…
Rich Perry Memorial Bowling Tournament to Benefit AFTD
The Rich Perry Memorial Bowling Tournament to Benefit AFTD, presented by Terry Sailor, will be held on Saturday, October 23, and Sunday, October 24, at Farbke Lanes, 2023 Industrial Rd.,…
10th Annual Marian S. Ware Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Retreat
AFTD Medical Advisory Council Members Virginia M.-Y. Lee, Ph.D., and John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D., chair the 10th Annual Marian S. Ware Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Retreat, scheduled for Friday, October…
11th International Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Conference
The 11th International Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Conference was hosted by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation on September 27 and 28 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The conference highlighted scientific progress…
Aggressive Dementia in Your 30s? It Happened to This Mom
Alex Berg of iVillage reports on Tracy Mobley’s struggle with frontotemporal dementia as a young mother in Aggressive Dementia in Your 30s? It Happened to This Mom. Read the story, which…
2010 Regional Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference – The Dementias: It’s Not Always Alzheimer’s Disease
The 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference – The Dementias: It’s Not Always Alzheimer’s Disease took place on September 17 in Irvine, California. The broad goal of the conference was to introduce the…
George F. Sidoris Memorial Golf Outing
The George F. Sidoris Memorial Golf Outing to benefit AFTD was held on Saturday, September 4 at the Lost Nation Golf Course in Willoughby, Ohio. Proceeds from this event help…
Dementia That’s Neither Alzheimer’s Nor Easy
NPR Member Station Reports on Dementia That’s Neither Alzheimer’s Nor Easy Peter O’Dowd of NPR member station KJZZ in Phoenix interviewed Howard Rosen, M.D., a member of the AFTD Medical…
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