Posts by Mike Mooney
Study Examines the Care Partner’s Perspective on bvFTD Symptoms
A study published in the medical journal Psychogeriatrics examines the perspective of care partners on symptoms of behavioral variant frontotemporal degeneration (bvFTD). One of bvFTD’s most common symptoms is anosognosia,…
Read MoreStudy Identifies Plasma Biomarkers That Can Discriminate Forms of FTD Caused by TDP-43 and Tau
A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has identified biomarkers that can be used to discriminate between forms of FTD caused by the abnormal…
Read MoreHelp & Support: Guidance for Advance Care Planning
Completing advance care planning documents such as living wills, healthcare advance directives, or healthcare power of attorney is a task many tend to put off. Discussions around advance care planning…
Read MoreCondition with bvFTD-Like Symptoms Can Be Treated with Surgery, Study Says
According to a recent study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, a condition with symptoms identical to those of behavioral variant frontotemporal degeneration (bvFTD) can be…
Read MoreMachine-Learning Algorithms Can Recognize Rare Dementias Such as FTD, Study Finds
A study published in the Neuroimage: Clinical medical journal found that machine-learning algorithms are capable of recognizing patterns of atrophy associated with rarer neurodegenerative diseases such as FTD. Conducted by…
Read MoreCape Cod Times Columnist Shares Stories of Life with Her Husband with FTD
Columnist Saralee Perel shared stories from her “wacky and wistful” life with her husband with FTD in a recent article published in the Cape Cod Times. Perel opens the column…
Read MoreAdvancing Hope: What is Familial FTD?
When a relative is diagnosed with FTD, the AFTD HelpLine is often asked, “Could I also develop FTD?” What they are really asking is – is my loved one’s FTD…
Read MoreBritish Study Finds Evidence for Pre-Diagnostic Cognitive Impairment in People with Neurodegenerative Diseases
A study published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia medical journal found evidence of cognitive impairment in people diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease like FTD years before an official diagnosis is…
Read MoreThe Lived Experience: Brain Donation
By Cindy Odell I was diagnosed with bvFTD more than ten years ago. My immediate reaction was one of shock even after considering that two of my relatives were currently…
Read MoreGuest Feature: “Until We Knew, Twice: Life With MND/ALS and FTD” Shares a Story of Love and Grief on the FTD Journey
The FTD journey can be an isolating experience; it can often feel like nobody knows what you are going through. For Swedish author Elisabet O. Klint, whose late husband Mats…
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