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Consumer-Friendly FTD Booklet
The National Institute on Aging has a produced consumer-friendly booklet, Frontotemporal Disorders: Information for Patients, Families, and Caregivers. The free, 30-page booklet, which includes contritubutions from AFTD, explains the disorders, causes,…
January 19 Art Contest Deadline
EveryLife Art Contest  The entry deadline for the EveryLife Art Contest is Wednesday, Jan. 19. Sponsored by the Kakkis EveryLife Foundation, the contest is open to anyone affected by a rare…
AFTD News: Fall 2010, Volume 7, Issue 3
In this issue: 7th International Conference Convenes Leaders in FTD, Task Force Identifies Needs of Families with Children, Spotlight on Sylvia Mackey, AFTD Pilot Grant Awarded to Yale, Phase 2…
Fellowship Submission Deadline
2011 AFTD Research Fellowship Letter of Intent deadline: November 16, 2010 Submission deadline: January 7, 2011 (submissions will only be received from scientists who submitted a Letter of Intent by November…
Comedy Central’s Nicole Savini Asks “What’s So Funny?”
What’s So Funny? Caregiving with a Smile By Nicole Savini For The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias As field producer for the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series “The Colbert Report” on…
Internet articles on FTD
AFTD has become aware of several articles circulating on the Internet that suggest haloperidol may be an effective treatment in FTD. These articles are based on a research paper by…
Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Subacute Encephalopathies: Diagnosis and Management
The University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurology hosts a one-day conference, Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Subacute Encephalopathies: Diagnosis and Management, on Saturday, November 6, at the Union Square Marriott…
Disappearing Dave
Erin Anderssen of The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, reports on frontotemporal dementia and its impact on Dave Gustafson, his wife and caregiver Susan, and his parents Tom and Barb in “Disappearing…
Rich Perry Memorial Bowling Tournament to Benefit AFTD
The Rich Perry Memorial Bowling Tournament to Benefit AFTD, presented by Terry Sailor, will be held on Saturday, October 23, and Sunday, October 24, at Farbke Lanes, 2023 Industrial Rd.,…
10th Annual Marian S. Ware Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Retreat
 AFTD Medical Advisory Council Members Virginia M.-Y. Lee, Ph.D., and John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D., chair the 10th Annual Marian S. Ware Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Retreat, scheduled for Friday, October…
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