What brings someone to the doctor that may have FTD?
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Language
Gradual and steady language dysfunction
Motor
Gradual and steady weakness or slowing of movement
Behavior
Gradual and steady changes in behavior
Gradual and steady language dysfunction
FTD can cause primary progressive aphasia (PPA), which affects speaking, understanding words, and forming sentences. This may be seen as:
- Word-Finding Difficulty
- Grammar Loss
- Reduced Fluency
Gradual and steady weakness or slowing of movement
People with FTD may experience unexplained motor changes. Common expressions of these change include:
- General weakening of their muscles or slowing of their movements
- ALS-type motor impairments (stiff muscles, loss of coordination, balance challenges)
- Parkinson’s-like symptoms (tremors, muscle ridigity)
Gradual and steady changes in behavior
The earliest changes typically include a disregard for social conventions, impulsivity, apathy, loss of sympathy or empathy, repetitive or compulsive movements, dietary changes and poor insight, planning and assessment.
Defend Their Dignity
Our loved ones with FTD or another dementia are losing skills they spent a lifetime acquiring. And they are doing the best they can.
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