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There is not yet a cure for FTD, or any disease modifying treatment. However, various therapies can help with some of the symptoms. Secondary symptoms, such as depression, may be helped by medication. Knowing more about FTD and why the person is behaving as they are can help people to cope with the disease. Research into the causes of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and possible targets for treatment is in high gear.

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Drugs that are commonly used to treat other types of dementia are not recommended for people with FTD. These drugs, known as cholinesterase inhibitors (for example, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) can actually make the symptoms of FTD worse. However, there are many other ways to help someone with the condition to live well. Though FTD is not as well known as Alzheimer’s disease, it’s the second most common cause of dementia in people under 65, and there’s currently no treatment. For years researchers have been trying to solve the puzzle of just how FTD starts breaking down the brain.

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Speech therapy may help a person speak more clearly at first. Later on, other ways of communicating, such as a speech synthesizer, can be used.

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These treatments should be used to help improve quality of life. Frontotemporal dementia inevitably gets worse over time and the speed of decline differs from person to person. Treating FTD Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often useful treating a Antipsychotic Agents. Aggressive and agitated behavior can be difficult to treat, and are problematic for caregivers. Cholinesterase Inhibitors.

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Antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may offer some relief from apathy and depression and help reduce food cravings, loss of impulse control and compulsive activity.

Study subjects will include 20 male and female patients with mild-moderate frontotemporal dementia recruited from participants in NINDS protocols 02-N-0001 and 81-N-0010. PNFA only accounts to 20% of affected people with FTD, and contrasting to Semantic dementia, meaning of words are kept but patients have difficulty pronouncing them. People with PNFA start developing Parkinsonian symptoms such as the inability to move eyes from side to side, muscle rigidity in the arms and legs, falls, and weakness in the muscles around the throat.
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More than three million cases of dementia are diagnosed in the United States every year. Sadly, there is still no cure Several steps can help someone cope with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).