Conferences

Fifth International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementia

Investigator(s): Bruce L. Miller, MD

Institution(s): University of California, San Francisco

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Summary:

Research in dementia has changed dramatically over the last two decades. Careful clinical characterization of cognitive and behavioral features in patients has led to increased recognition of non-Alzheimer's dementias. FTLD is a progressive neurodegenerative dementia that begins with subtle behavioral, emotional, executive and language changes, often in the presenium, eventually leading to severe disability and death. Previously considered rare, frontotemporal dementia is now being diagnosed more frequently. Recent studies have suggested that FTLD is as common a cause of dementia in individuals under 65 as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Developing therapeutics has important implications for AD, since some of the pathological features of FTLD and AD are shared. This conference will advance the field, and is organized by a world leader in FTLD.