What is frontal lobe dementia

Frontal lobe dementia is the name given to any dementia caused by damage to this part of the brain. It includes Pick’s disease but can also be caused by other diseases. They all have similar symptoms and prognoses. Find more on Frontal lo…

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Frontal lobe dementia is a set of degenerative diseases producing many of the same symptoms as vascular dementia. Sometimes the only way to distinguish them is by a brain image. Fronto-temporal dementias are a relatively rare cause of demen…

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Frontal lobe dementia – a set of degenerative diseases caused in a similar way to Alzheimer’s in that it involves progressive decline in person’s mental abilities over a number of years. Damage to brain cells begins in frontal lobe part of …

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How fast does frontal lobe dementia progress?

Q: My mother has been diagnosed with Fronatlemporal Dementia since age 60. She is now 65 and is becoming very intrusive to people and childlike. She has trouble with word comprehension and I do all of her billing etc. She still is ambulatory, but doesn’t wash clothes properly and her house cleaning skills have diminshed. We aren’t sure if we should go the nursing home route yet. What should we expect down the road? Will she be mute or incontinent. It is such a strange disease. I forget what she was like before the illness. Thanks for any input.

A: There are some very good sites on Frontal lobe dementia, NIH (National Institute of Health) is a good resource as is the Alzheimer’s Assoc. My Wife and Brother-in-Law both have the same disease, they are now going on their 6th and 4th years. Both are mute and became mute 2 1/2 years after diagnosis, and both are now incontinent. This is typical for FLD. Generally the disease will last on average 6 years but can be 4-12 years. It sounds as if the disease is working rather slowly on your mother. A few things to consider on a nursing home. We visited over 20 homes before finding place for my wife. Make sure they have Alzheimer’s Care and visit at different times of day before you make decision….look for residents being active in group activities, facility should be free of urine smells and aids should be available to assist with eating…neither my wife nor brother in law can feed themselves any longer. You will no doubt need a nursing home someday, maybe not yet. Familiarize yourself with estate planning, their are lawyers that can help you, look for an estate or elder care lawyer. They will be able to help you with Medicaid decisions etc…..you need to do this now if you have not yet, she will need to be able to sign her name or acknowledge the paperwork, you don’t want to wait too late to do the estate, medicaid, will, power of attorney and medical power of attorney paperwork.

Anyone here in neurology know anything about frontal temporal lobe dementia?

Q: My sister has been diagnosed with this and I have heard it progresses very rapidly. She has lost a lot of her word find abilities and now she sometimes doesnt understand the words spoken to her.I am assuming within a couple years she will be very demented and maybe not able to understand anything and probably totally dependent for all of her needs.What would you do if you were in my position? I am 16 yrs younger than her. She lives in Virginia and I live in Illinois and we arent really that close, but I wouldnt wish this on anyone.

A: My dad has a different type of dementia so I know part of what you are dealing with. It is good that you are thinking about the future, when she will require more care. It is hard to know how to answer your question without knowing more about her situation, such as who else can help her, what her financial resources are, and how involved you want to be. It is definitely easier if the burden of caregiving is shared, and it may involve moving her to a facility if it is too difficult to care for her at home. The Area Agency on Aging in her county should be able to help with local resources. An elder law attorney can help get her papers in order, if she is still cognizant enough to choose someone to act on her behalf (durable powers of attorney for health and finances). The attorney can also advise you about planning ahead for Medicaid.Good luck and I hope she gets the best care possible.

Dimentia And Frontal Lobe?

Q: What is the treatment for Frontal Lobe Dementia?

A: There must be some kinds of medicines for this; but i don;t know how long they would do any good.