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A Care Paradigm for Persons with Frontotemporal Degeneration

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1 A Care Paradigm for Persons with Frontotemporal Degeneration
Alvin C. Holm, MD, FACP

2 Manifestations of Dementia
Cognitive Functional Non-cognitive (behavioral/neuropsychiatric) Interface (medicine/psychiatry/neurology) interface

3 Care Paradigm TREATMENT Disease Specific Therapies
Wellness Environmental Management Support Effective treatment programs are developed and adjusted longitudinally depending on the needs of the patient and caregiver/family

4 Treatment Disease specific preventative (primary, secondary) symptomatic (pathobiologically targeted) Physiological targeted therapies based on our understanding of the pathobiology of FTD

5 Treatment Wellness thoughtful treatment of existing illnesses identification and treatment of new illnesses diet physical activity daily routine caregiver wellness

6 Treatment Environmental Support physical environment caregiver environment expectational environment Environmental support is to a patient with FTD what a prosthetic limb is to an amputee

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