“FTD is actually a group of brain disorders that cause progressive degeneration of the neurons in the brain and, ... PPA, have a hard time with naming and listening comprehension skills.

Both FTD and PPA are less common forms of dementia, with FTD accounting for 10 to 15 percent of dementia cases, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Nonetheless, it's important to recognize ...

Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, ... In primary progressive aphasia, or PPA, the person might have trouble speaking or understanding words or might slur their speech.

FTD likely includes subgroups of patients with Pick's Disease and Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA). Patients with FTD often display behavioral abnormalities referable to frontal lobe dysfunction ...

Because his symptoms began with difficulty speaking, Bruce Willis would be classified as having a type of FTD called primary progressive aphasia, said Dr. Henry Paulson, a professor of neurology ...

As in PPA, FTD usually starts at an earlier age, in the 40s and 50s. One of Weintraub's patients with FTD was eating lunch in a restaurant with his family and excused himself to go to the bathroom.

There are three types of primary progressive aphasia FTD, and they’re differentiated by the kind of language problems that first appear: ...

Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, his family announced. Here's what to know about this type of dementia, according to medical experts.

FTD usually occurs in people in their 40s, 50s, and early 60s. ... The disease often includes primary progressive aphasia, which means it's causing problems with language skills.

Wendy WIlliams, 59, has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which have “already presented significant hurdles in Wendy's life,” according to her ...