Frontotemporal dementia

Frontotemporal dementia is a brain condition causing progressive damage to either or both the frontal or temporal lobes of the brain. There are four types of frontotemporal dementia: behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive aphasia, semantic dementia and progressive non-fluent aphasia.

The condition typically affects people between 45 and 65, with symptoms depending on which type of frontotemporal dementia is diagnosed.

There is no cure for frontotemporal dementia, but therapies can help manage the condition, and some symptoms can be treated. Support is available.