Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Flashcards
What is FTD?
progressive deficits in…
1. frontal lobe –> behaviour, executive function
2. temporal lobe –> language
When is onset of FTD usually?
40-70 years old
RAPID!
Is there treatment for FTD?
No cure
can manage behaviour symptoms with antidepressants or antipsychotics
What are the two variants of FTD?
- Behaviour Variant
- Language Variant / “Primary Progressive Aphasia”
Is there sub types to the Language variant of FTD? If so, what are they?
YES!
- Semantic variant
- Non-fluent variant
What is behavioural FTD symptoms?
personality changes
beahvioural disinhibition
apathy
What can behavioural disinhibition cause with FTD?
- tactless and socially inappropriate behaviour
- impulsive or careless actions (ex: reckless spending)
- new criminal behaviours
- embarassing personal remarks
Reduced behavioural inhibition can lead to financial ruin. true or false
TRUE
What is Language variant FTD?
progressive, insidious decline in linguistic skills
language deficits impairing daily functioning
aphasia
What is the Semantic Variant FTD of the PPA?
deterioration in the ability to understand words and recognize objects
impaired confrontation naming (I show you a pic and you need to name what it is)
impaired single word comprehension
3 of :
- impaired object knowledge
- surface dyslexia (reading) or dysgraphia (writing)
- spared repetition
- spared speech production
What is the Non-fluent variant FTD of the PPA?
deterioration in the ability to produce speech
one of:
- aggrammatism in production
- apraxia of speech (sequencing of speech, motor stuff)
two of:
- impaired comprehension of complex sentences
- spared single-word comprehension
-spared object knowledge
What is the only risk factor known for FTD?
family history!
What is the percentage prevalence of the population having Behavioural variant of FTD?
50-70%
what is aggrammatism in production?
when you are not producing grammatical markers
See table on slide 12 for diagnoses
Look at tables with stats to find common things
What two types of FTD do we see the most social problems occuring?
behavioural FTD
Semantic variant PPA
When it comes to emotional problems, what type of FTD shows the most (apathy, low motivation, depression)?
Behavioural FTD
What type of FTD rarely has problems with eating or oral behaviours?
Non-fluent variant of Language FTD/PPA
What type of FTD rarely has sensory symptoms in diagnosis?
Non-fluent variant of Language FTD/PPA
What type of FTD is most likely to have behavioural stereotypes in repetitive or compulsive behaviours?
Behavioural FTD
What type of FTD has the most language symptoms?
Non-fluent variant of Language FTD/PPA
What type of FTD is most likely to have problems with :
- impaired word finding
- impaired confrontation naming
- impaired single word comprehension
- surface dyslexia
Semantic variant of Language FTD/PPA
What type of FTD is most likely to develop “prosopagnosia”?
Semantic variant of language FTD/PPA
