Frontotemporal dementia is a brain disease that affects the parts of your brain responsible for behavior, speech and memory. “Frontotemporal” stems from the names frontal and temporal lobes, which are ...

Nearly two years after Bruce Willis' family announced that he was diagnosed with aphasia, his family now says his “condition has progressed” to a much more serious condition called frontotemporal ...

Dementia is a condition that affects the brain, making memory, thinking, and daily life harder. Two common types are Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). While both cause problems ...

The researchers examined Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration, a form of dementia often misdiagnosed.

Key protein changes could trigger frontotemporal dementia in middle age, a recent study has found. Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images. Frontotemporal disorders are caused by damage to the frontal ...

Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study at Karolinska Institutet has now shown that these patients do not show the same brain activity as healthy individuals ...

For example, Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia for Brits, while lesser-known types include frontotemporal dementia (FTD), vascular dementia, and Lewy body dementia. When you ...

A loved one undergoing massive shifts in personality or speech can be challenging to work with. You might be wondering if it’s already a symptom of an underlying disease. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) ...