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Dementia Matters is a podcast about Alzheimer‘s disease and other causes of dementia. Creator and host Dr. Nathaniel Chin interviews leading scientists and caregiving experts to bring listeners the latest in Alzheimer’s disease news, research and caregiver resources. Brought to you by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, find show notes and more resources at adrc.wisc.edu/dementia-matters.
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a type of dementia caused by degeneration in the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain. Our guest discusses the symptoms, risk factors, prevalence, and course of the disease, along with information on how a doctor diagnoses FTD and what families and caregivers can do after diagnosis. Guest: Howard “Howie” Rosen, MD, behavioral neurologist at the University of California San Francisco Memory and Aging Center
Episode Topics:
A definition of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) 1:02
How common is FTD? 3:53
Genetic risk factors of FTD: 4:30
Non-genetic risk factors of FTD: 6:40
Symptoms of FTD: 8:40
How a clinician diagnoses FTD: 14:03
What is the course of the disease? 16:20
What to do after a diagnosis: 18:51
Family and caregiver experience of FTD: 22:36
Community support and networking: 25:53
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