Scientists uncover potential target for treating common form of early-onset dementia
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
No cure exists for frontotemporal dementia, which strikes between the ages of 40 and 64 and accounts for at least one in four cases of early-onset dementia. Caused by the death of cells in the front and sides of the brain, the disease can lead to dramatic changes in a patient's personality and behavior, including the loss of the ability to communicate.