Frontotemporal Dementia Drugs: Benefits, Interactions & Side Effects

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UCSF Memory & Aging Center reviews various medications used in FTD treatments.

Included are medicines approved for Alzheimer's, antidepressants and antipsychotics.

Learn practical care for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and its variants such as Progressive Aphasia, Pick's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD).

Stages of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)

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Nurse Valerie Cotter, Dementia-care Specialist, University of Pennsylvia

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Learn the stages of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), along with practical care and support tips for each stage. Get an overview of FTD variants such as Progressive Aphasia, Pick's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD). Watch Nurse Valerie Cotter contrast FTD to Alzheimer's and share a wealth of down-to-Earth insights.

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FTD Research Targets

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John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D. and his wife Virginia Lee have been called the "grandparents" of frontotemporal dementia research. Watch him discuss the most promising FTD research targets.

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Behavioral Benefits of Alzheimer's Medications

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Medications for Alzheimer's and other dementias

People with Alzheimer's and other dementias often take medications called cholinesterase inhibitors. Medical research has demonstrated they are also a safe alternative to antipsychotics for the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.

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