This week the family of actor Bruce Willis announced that he received a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a rare disease that causes behavioral changes, language, speech, and memory…
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a rare neurological disorder and form of frontotemporal dementia which affects one’s ability to communicate. In many cases, people develop PPA prior to turning…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
As reported in Newswise; 40% of people with primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurological disorder causing progressive language loss, also have underlying Alzheimer’s disease. However, while Alzheimer’s disease is characterized…
A preliminary study has found that dementia may only affect select areas of the brain in the early stages. Through this research, they've also uncovered what they believe is a…
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