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Quick Question February 2023 Results: What Resources Do/Did You Use to Help Care for Yourself or Your FTD-Diagnosed Loved One?

The majority of people who responded to our February 2023 Quick Question use online educational materials (569) to help care for themselves or their FTD-diagnosed loved one.

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Webinar: Could the Dementia in my Family be Genetic? March 17, 2023

The Penn Memory Center is sponsoring a webinar on Friday, March 17, 2023, titled “A conversation with a genetic counselor: Could the dementia in my family be genetic?”

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Brain Donations: AFTD-FTDDR Perspectives in Research Webinar on March 17, 2023

Brain donation is crucial in advancing the science of FTD. Learn more during this Perspectives in Research webinar.

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Actor Bruce Willis is Diagnosed with Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD)

The family of actor Bruce Willis issued a statement on Thursday, February 16, 2023, that his aphasia condition has progressed to frontotemporal dementia (also known as frontotemporal degeneration or FTD).

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Quick Question January 2023 Results: Where Does/Did the FTD-diagnosed Person Live?

More than two-thirds (67%) of those answering our January 2023 Quick Question indicated that their FTD-diagnosed loved one lives or lived in a private residence.

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