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2016 FTD Caregiver Conference Improving Diagnostic Accuracy in Frontotemporal Degeneration: Moving Toward Targeted Therapies David Irwin, MD
Dr. David Irwin of the Penn FTD Center discusses how improving the ability to distinguish between FTD subtypes is crucial to both clinical treatment and research
Penn FTD Center In the News
“Through the Eyes of the Caregiver: Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) and the Penn FTD Center” premieres at the Penn FTD Center Caregiver Conference 2017
The video Through the Eyes of the Caregiver: Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) and the Penn FTD Center premiered last Friday at the 2017 FTD Caregiver Conference. This important film includes interviews with Dr. Murray Grossman, Dr. David Irwin, Lauren Massimo, PhD, CRNP, Katya Rascovsky, PhD and Corey McMillan, PhD as well as interviews with FTD Caregivers Sandy Karger, Diane Fehon and Jamie Arking. Their stories are incredibly moving and important.
To watch Through the Eyes of the Caregiver, click here.
To learn more about Sandy Karger's story, click here.
To learn more about Diane Fehon's story, click here.
To learn more about Jamie Arking's story, click here.
Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration Center Researchers
Areas of Expertise
The research expertise at the Penn FTD Center spans many levels of neuroscience ranging from detailed clinico-pathological studies, biomarker discovery, genetics, neuropsychological studies, functional and structural neuroimaging, and cognitive neuroscience investigations of language, memory, and social cognition.
Publications
Recent Center publications have spanned such topics as white matter imaging in tauopathy forms of FTD, ALS genetic markers, and criteria for the diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and behavioral variant FTD.
Training and Career Opportunities
The Penn FTD Center provides an excellent training environment for undergraduate students, graduate students, clinical fellows, and research fellows to facilitate the education of the next generation of world-leading Frontotemporal degeneration experts.
Answers to the questions below (and more) can be found in the Penn FTD Center FAQ
- What is dementia?
- Is your research only for older adults?
- What happens if I agree to participate in cognitive testing with the Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration Center r?
- I am a caregiver of someone with Frontotemporal degeneration . How can I become involved in this research?
- In what ways is Frontotemporal degeneration different from Alzheimer’s disease?
- Are there any harmful effects from having multiple MRI scans?
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