Lesser known Facts about FTD and its Types
The presence of motor neuron cells are one of the main functions of the brain to do regular thinking activity. The same dead cells are the cause of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) in men and women. This is also a type of Dementia, which has no permanent cure. The initial stage treatment is avail with various antipsychotic medications along with cognitive and palliative care. Whenever a person is affect with this brain disorder, it is advisable to know more about the facts to understand the patient well and educate the neighbors and society to treat them as disability and not a mental patient.
• Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is also familiar as frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and relate to picks disease.
• The cause of FTD is still unknown. …show more content…
• In the initial stage, an FTD affected person may get wrong treatment similar to Alzheimer's disease due to the common nature of symptoms.
• Brain biopsy is not possible with present medical technology on live patient. However, they are conduct on dead patients for further research and studies.
• FTD is very progressive in nature.
• The Frontotemporal Dementia may be hereditary; it is advisable for those families to screen themselves with a neurologist when they are nearing the age of 40years. Either, counseling with dementia association or from a Neurologist is necessary.
• The behavior variant frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD) is a sub type classification according to rapid behavioral changes with a FTD patient.
• The primary cause of progressive aphasia (PPA) usually occurs in their mid stage with difficulty in speech.
• The occurrence of Frontotemporal Dementia is hereditary in nature. The symptoms may start at the age of 40 years and above with behavioral changes in the beginning.
• Initial stage treatment can improve more symptoms that in mid and later
The presence of motor neuron cells are one of the main functions of the brain to do regular thinking activity. The same dead cells are the cause of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) in men and women. This is also a type of Dementia, which has no permanent cure. The initial stage treatment is avail with various antipsychotic medications along with cognitive and palliative care. Whenever a person is affect with this brain disorder, it is advisable to know more about the facts to understand the patient well and educate the neighbors and society to treat them as disability and not a mental patient.
• Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is also familiar as frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and relate to picks disease.
• The cause of FTD is still unknown. …show more content…
• In the initial stage, an FTD affected person may get wrong treatment similar to Alzheimer's disease due to the common nature of symptoms.
• Brain biopsy is not possible with present medical technology on live patient. However, they are conduct on dead patients for further research and studies.
• FTD is very progressive in nature.
• The Frontotemporal Dementia may be hereditary; it is advisable for those families to screen themselves with a neurologist when they are nearing the age of 40years. Either, counseling with dementia association or from a Neurologist is necessary.
• The behavior variant frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD) is a sub type classification according to rapid behavioral changes with a FTD patient.
• The primary cause of progressive aphasia (PPA) usually occurs in their mid stage with difficulty in speech.
• The occurrence of Frontotemporal Dementia is hereditary in nature. The symptoms may start at the age of 40 years and above with behavioral changes in the beginning.
• Initial stage treatment can improve more symptoms that in mid and later