DEMENTIA TYPE-FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA

SUMMARY

1. The onset is in the 50-60yrs (relatively young, compared to Alzheimer's), and the incidence in males exceeds females.

2. Patients with FTD have more severe atrophy of the frontal and temporal lobes on CT or MRl scan.

FEATURES
3. Characterized by a more rapid and significant change in personality and behavior, often with disinhibition, language deficits, or both.

4. Common behavioral features include apathy, disinhibition, weight gain, food fetishes, compulsions, and emotional distance or loss of empathy.

5. Cognitive testing typically reveals spared memory but impaired planning, judgment & language. Patients often show an absence of insight into their condition.

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