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Overview of Frontotemporal Dementia by Wikawee Sirisuk is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) are degenerative brain disorders characterized by changes in behavior and language abilities. FTD involves degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes and can present as behavioral-variant FTD or PPA. PPA involves the language network and has non-fluent and semantic variants. Diagnosis involves evaluating changes in behavior, cognition, and language along with brain imaging and ruling out other causes. Currently there are no FDA-approved

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Wikawee Sirisuk

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