Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), sometimes called frontotemporal disorders, is a rare form of dementia that tends to occur at a younger age than other dementias. About 60% of people with FTD are 45 to 64 years old. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), it is caused by a group of disorders that gradually damage… Continue reading What is Lewy Body Dementia?
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The Dementia that Isn’t Alzheimer’s
Non-medical people sometimes use the term Alzheimer’s to describe different types of dementia, but that isn’t accurate. In an article from the Mayo News Network, Dr. Neill Graff-Radford, Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, explains the difference between Alzheimer’s and another kind of dementia called Lewy body dementia: Doctors diagnose Lewy body dementia based on the… Continue reading The Dementia that Isn’t Alzheimer’s