Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration is a progressive disease that causes dementia in people both under and over the age of 65. Frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia, and progressive nonfluent aphasia are all thought to stem from FTLD.
Fast Facts:
- Involves degeneration of frontal lobe and temporal lobe
- Differs from Alzheimer's Disease
- Over 65: 4th common cause dementia
- Under 65: 2nd common cause dementia
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Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Causes and Symptoms
- MayoClinic.com: Frontotemporal dementia: Signs and Symptoms | Causes
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Clinical Trials
