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Overview of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Dr. Murray Grossman provides an overview of Frontotemporal Degeneration at the February 2012 FTD Caregiver Conference, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Penn FTD Center
The Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration Center brings together an energetic team of creative clinicians and researchers dedicated to the investigation and treatment of early onset neurodegenerative conditions. Our Center members include neurologists, neuropathologists, neuroscientists, geneticists, genetic counselors, neuropsychologists, nurses, social workers, and clinical research coordinators, all targeting a cure for Frontotemporal degeneration.
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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