Frontotemporal Dementia

Overview

Mayo Clinic offers a collaborative approach that involves a comprehensive evaluation of the patient's disease and associated symptoms by physicians who have extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with frontotemporal dementia. These specialists include neurologists, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, speech pathologists, psychiatrists, sleep medicine clinicians and physical medicine specialists.

Diagnosis

Doctors may diagnose frontotemporal dementia based symptoms and results of a neurologic examination. Because of the behavior changes associated with the disorder, a psychiatrist may make the initial evaluation. Read more about frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.

Treatment Options

Treatment programs at Mayo Clinic are tailored to each patient and take into account the patient's and family's needs while providing state-of-the-art care and access to new developments and appropriate clinical trials. Read more about frontotemporal dementia treatment options.

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About Frontotemporal Dementia

In the degenerative dementias, nerve cells die over time, causing a progressive decline in the ability to think, reason and remember.

In frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the tissues of the frontal lobe (controlling emotions, mood and thought) and temporal lobe (controlling speech, language and memory) shrink. As a result, FTD is characterized by disturbances in speech/language, personality and behavior.

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