Advances and controversies in frontotemporal dementia: diagnosis, biomarkers, and therapeutic considerations

BF Boeve, AL Boxer, F Kumfor, Y Pijnenburg… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Frontotemporal dementia comprises a group of clinical syndromes that are characterised by
progressive changes in behaviour, executive function, or language. The term frontotemporal …

Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia: recent advances in the diagnosis and understanding of the disorder

RM Ahmed, JR Hodges, O Piguet - Frontotemporal dementias: Emerging …, 2021 - Springer
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), particularly the behavioural variant (bvFTD) form, has
fascinated researchers. Recent years have seen an increasing interest in aspects of bvFTD …

'Like going into a chocolate shop, blindfolded': What do people with primary progressive aphasia want from speech and language therapy?

M Loizidou, E Brotherhood, E Harding… - … Journal of Language …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of language‐led
dementias. PPAs are complex, diverse and difficult to diagnose, and therefore conventional …

Rehabilitation Services for Young-Onset Dementia: Examples from High-and Low–Middle-Income Countries

A Suárez-González, SA Savage, S Alladi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The WHO Dementia Global Action Plan states that rehabilitation services for dementia are
required to promote health, reduce disability, and maintain quality of life for those living with …

Management of agitation in behaviours that challenge in dementia care: multidisciplinary perspectives on non-pharmacological strategies

IA James, K Reichelt, L Shirley… - Clinical Interventions in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective NICE guidelines recommend non-pharmacological interventions as the first-line
approach for the management of behaviours that challenge. Recent work, however …

Frontotemporal dementias: main syndromes and underlying brain changes

O Piguet, F Kumfor - Current Opinion in Neurology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Frontotemporal dementias: main syndromes and underlying brai... : Current Opinion in
Neurology Frontotemporal dementias: main syndromes and underlying brain changes : Current …

“It's Opened My Eyes to a Whole New World”: Positive Behaviour Support Training for Staff and Family Members Supporting Residents With Dementia in Aged Care …

AC Fisher, K Reschke, N Shah… - American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives This study examined the acceptability and usefulness of Positive Behaviour
Support (PBS) training in enhancing the capabilities of support staff and family members …

A systematic review of caregiver coping strategies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia

J Caga, MC Kiernan, O Piguet - Journal of Geriatric …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Caregivers of patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and
frontotemporal dementia (FTD) often experience distressing symptoms related to their …

Occupational Therapy Interventions in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia: A Systematic Review

P Vlotinou, A Tsiakiri, G Detsaridou, A Nikova… - Medical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
progressive impairments in behavior, executive function, and language, primarily affecting …

A short staff training system for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in care facilities, based on functional analysis and positive behaviour support: a …

D Noguchi, H Kazui, K Yamanaka - Psychogeriatrics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Work schedules can make it challenging for professional care workers to
participate in long‐term training programs on managing behavioural and psychological …