Frontotemporal dementia

By Mayo Clinic Staff
April 17, 2026

Frontotemporal dementia care at Mayo Clinic

Your Mayo Clinic care team

Teamwork

At Mayo Clinic, an integrated team of experts collaborate to evaluate and treat frontotemporal dementia. They include doctors trained in nervous system conditions (neurologists), nervous system and mental health conditions (neuropsychologists), nervous system conditions and radiology (neuroradiologists), speech and language (speech-language pathologists), sleep medicine, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Extensive experience

Mayo Clinic experts evaluate and treat more than 250 people with frontotemporal dementia each year.

Cutting-edge research

Mayo Clinic researchers study risk and genetic factors, diagnostic techniques, and treatment options for frontotemporal dementia and other types of dementia. Mayo Clinic researchers are currently coordinating a large National Institutes of Health-funded study called ALLFTD that follows individuals with sporadic and familial frontotemporal dementia and associated disorders. You may be eligible to participate in clinical trials and studies in the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.

Expertise and rankings

  • Collaboration. At Mayo Clinic, doctors trained in a variety of specialties, including nervous system conditions (neurologists), nervous system and mental health conditions (neuropsychologists), nervous system conditions and radiology (neuroradiologists), speech and language (speech-language pathologists), and others, work together to evaluate and treat frontotemporal dementia.
  • Individual treatment. Your doctor tailors your treatment program to your needs. Frontotemporal dementia can't be cured, but your treatment team can help you manage your condition.
  • Nationally recognized dementia research. Mayo Clinic's Alzheimer's research at the Minnesota and Florida campuses is recognized and funded by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. In addition, Mayo Clinic's Arizona campus is part of the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, a statewide research collaboration.
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