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1. The onset is in the 50-60yrs (relatively young, compared to Alzheimer's), and the incidence in males exceeds females.
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<br/>2. Patients with FTD have more severe atrophy of the frontal and temporal lobes on CT or MRl scan.
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<br/>3. Characterized by a more rapid and significant change in personality and behavior, often with disinhibition, language deficits, or both.
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<br/>4. Common behavioral features include apathy, disinhibition, weight gain, food fetishes, compulsions, and emotional distance or loss of empathy.
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<br/>5. Cognitive testing typically reveals spared memory but impaired planning, judgment &amp; language. Patients often show an absence of insight into their condition.


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