Topic: misdiagnosis

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Last month, our colleague Wendy looked at the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia. One of the types of dementia Wendy listed was Frontotemporal Dementia, or FTD.

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is not well-known, but it’s been in the news recently. In February, the family of much-beloved actor Bruce Willis announced that he was diagnosed with FTD.

A year earlier he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that affects the ability to speak and to understand language. The symptoms have since progressed and are no longer limited to difficulty with communication, leading to his more recent diagnosis of FTD.

What is Frontotemporal Dementia or Disorders (FTD)? …

Actor Bruce Willis has Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). What is FTD?Read More »