Epileptic seizures more common in frontotemporal dementia patients than previously known According to a recent study, epileptic seizures are considerably more common in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) attacks. The discovery…
Study offers new clues to early detection of frontotemporal dementia in middle age Dementia usually affects the elderly, so when it occurs in middle age, it can be difficult to recognize. The most…
Study sheds light on diagnostic challenges in frontotemporal dementia Researchers from the University of Queensland discovered that almost 70 percent of the suspected prontotemporal dementia patients did not ultimately…
Frontotemporal dementia disrupts empathy for pain, study reveals New research reveals how behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) alters empathy processing, with advanced imaging revealing profound disruptions in the…
Loss of empathy in frontotemporal dementia linked to brain activity changes Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the capacity for empathy. A study at the Karolinska Institutet has now shown that…
