Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from about two to nine years, finds a systematic review of the latest evidence published in The BMJ medical journal on Jan 8 ...

More than half of patients move to a nursing home within five years of diagnosis. (HealthDay News) — Average life expectancy for patients with dementia ranges from 8.9 years after diagnosis at a ...

Professor M N Rossor, Dementia Research Group, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. Telephone 0044 171 829 8773; fax 0044 171 209 0182. CONCLUSION ...

In the three decades leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, the difference in average life expectancy between White and Black people in the United States measurably shrank. Researchers analyzed changes ...

Adults with ADHD in the UK live 6.78 years shorter than the general population, with co-occurring health issues contributing to the disparity. Study: Life expectancy and years of life lost for ...

By Joseph Goldstein New York City officials, intent on increasing residents’ life expectancy after a pandemic-era decline from which the city has not fully recovered, released an ambitious plan ...

For Indigenous Americans and Alaska Natives, life expectancy decreased by 6.6 years to 65.2, according to a 2023 analysis of provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

13, 2025 — Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes -- the seat ... May Impact Memory and Dementia Risk Later in Life Nov.

and qualitative rating of medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA). Outcome measures were Alzheimer type dementia or cognitive decline at follow up. Delayed recall was tested with a verbal learning test.

ADHD reduced life expectancy by seven years for men and nine years for women, according to a new study of adults. The research only looked at adults with diagnosed ADHD, who may have more severe ...

How does dementia affect family members? Family members often take on caregiving roles, which can be physically and emotionally challenging. Many families seek support from memory care communities or ...