Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Frontal lobe damage can cause problems with decision-making, movement, and self-control.  A stroke is a common cause of frontal lobe damage, often ...

People with frontotemporal dementia grapple with behavioral, language, and cognitive problems as their disease worsens. It may be small comfort but for a few, their disease sparks an artistic flair, ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), in particular, may be at play, and identifying ways to slow down its progression can help. In ...

Dr. Diana Kerwin, a geriatrics medicine physician with Texas Health Dallas, told KERA's Sam Baker the news about the actor was not surprising after Willis's 2022 diagnosis of aphasia. It's actually ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a disorder marked by progressive degeneration of the frontal and or temporal lobes of the brain. It is the most common form of dementia in people under 60, and it is ...

What Is the Frontal Lobe? Your frontal lobe is one of four different sections (also called lobes) of your brain. The four lobes in your brain are called the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

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