Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia

Question: Dementia question. I really need an answer? My mom has just recently been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia. I've googled it and didn't get many results that gave me much information. I was just wondering if anyone knew of a good website I could visit for more info on it. I want to know as much as I can so I can help her in the best way possible. It's very heartbreaking to know that there is nothing the doctors can do for her and that she will eventually die from it :(

Answer: You might try googling Pick's disease, the more common term in the past.

Question: Dementia. please help? My mom has just recently been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia. I've googled it and didn't get many results that gave me much information. I was just wondering if anyone knew of a good website I could visit for more info on it. I want to know as much as I can so I can help her in the best way possible. It's very heartbreaking to know that there is nothing the doctors can do for her and that she will eventually die from it :(

Answer: Hi there, Sorry to hear about your mom, its good that you are being pro-active in seeking advice. I have found a couple of websites that have good information on them for you. The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias http://www.ftd-picks.org/ Northwestern University- FTD http://www.brain.northwestern.edu/mdad/f… Family Caregiver Alliance- Frontotemporal Dementia http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/c… Definition of Frontotemporal Dementia http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/frontot… National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke- FTD http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/picks… Some good information - WebMD, FTD http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/11… Hope they give you some good information. Especially the first link. :)

Question: Dementia. Please help? My mom has just recently been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia. I've googled it and didn't get many results that gave me much information. I was just wondering if anyone knew of a good website I could visit for more info on it. I want to know as much as I can so I can help her in the best way possible. It's very heartbreaking to know that there is nothing the doctors can do for her and that she will eventually die from it :(

Answer: That is a very big word for a very common condition, dementia. How old is your mother? My mother died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at about 64. My former wife who is 77 has Alzheimer's disease. Treat her with kindness and compassion and cheer on any improvement. There is nothing you or anyone else can do about the fronto-temporal lobe. The brain is after all inaccessible. But her emotional and physical needs are not. Do not "telegraph" your heartbreak to her but treat her as a loving daughter would treat their mother. Just look up "dementia" to find links on how to minister to people who have it. The care is about the same for whatever cause.