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How Many Of You Have Heard Of Frontotemporal Dementia?

By Harriet Rubin, Speech Frontotemporal dementia or FTD, is one of the most jar of mayonnaise.” Socially inappropriate behavior and loss of
Pathologist, CCC/SLP common types of dementia in adults under the age of 65 empathy and compassion towards others has also been noted.
and thought to account for 10-20% of all patients diagnosed When the abnormality develops in the temporal lobe, which
Many of you know me with dementia. The main difference between frontotemporal is the side involving speech and language, severe problems
as Florabelle the Clown, but dementia and other types of dementia is that in the initial with understanding language and producing language emerge,
my lifelong title is Speech stages memory is not affected. FTD refers to a collection thereby affecting all forms of communication, and leading to
Pathologist. I have been of disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal more severe frustration from the patient and anyone involved
working in Hospitals, Nursing lobes of the brain. These diseases are neurodegenerative, in the patient care.
Homes and Rehabilitation meaning they get worse over time. As of now, there are no So where does the Speech Pathologist fit into this
Centers for over 50 years, known medications for improving the condition. problem? It has been documented that Speech therapy
and I truly have had a What are the symptoms of FTD? Dr. Paul Barton Rosenberg, services can contribute to better care for all types of dementia
wonderful profession. a professor of psychiatry and behavior sciences at the John including FTD according to Kortte & Rogalski 2013. The
My reason for writing this article is due to the recent Hopkins School of medicine states, “Generally, there are two Speech Pathologist can determine areas of speech and/
attention drawn to actor Bruce Willis and the terrible disease sub diagnoses, one is a behavioral variant, where people can or language deviation as well as swallowing difficulties,
affecting him. This is not a diagnosis many people are have a change in their personality and lose their inhibitions and can assess fluency, comprehension, repetition, naming and
familiar with since it is very different from other forms of social graces; and another is primary progressive aphasia, where reading through speech and language tasks (Liu et al 2019)
Dementia including Alzheimers Disease. I sincerely hope no people have trouble finding words or expressing themselves.” and develops a treatment plan to minimize the consequences
one reading this will ever have to be either a care giver or For example, a polite person may become rude, and a kind of the speech and language difficulties. The goal is to
a victim of this condition, but I feel it is important to share person may become combative. There may also be a lack of self- maintain communication for as long as possible, and improve
some information that is now being publicized nationally. control, that causes bizarre behavior, “such as eating an entire the quality of life of the unfortunate patient.
I sincerely hope that reading this article will bring
Board Of Directors clarification to those of you who have had the unfortunate
experience of having a loved one, or a friend developing
any kind of dementia.; however, FTD needs to be identified
May 2021 – May 2023 Officers/Executive Committee when it occurs and because it does not involve memory loss,
there are probably many adults out there, under 65, showing
symptoms of something strange and not being diagnosed.
Chairman and President Barry J. Haberman District 5 Howard Weinstein (El Dorado)
Vice Chair Steve Retzer Esplanada, Caravelle, Palomar, La Corniche, Thanks for your interest! 
Secretary Steve King and El Dorado
Treasurer Harvey Kaplan District 6 Connie Murray (Villa Flora)
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