In this webinar, Dr. Michael Strong discusses the relationship between ALS and frontotemporal dementia. It is well-known that a subset of people living with ALS will develop or present with some form of frontotemporal dementia. Frontotemporal dysfunction is linked to problems with memory, language and behaviour (e.g. irritability, loss of sympathy, etc.).
Dr. Strong introduces revised criteria for the diagnosis of frontotemporal dysfunction in ALS that will be valuable to researchers, clinicians and people affected by ALS. He also goes on to present recent work that identifies the toxic protein modification responsible for frontotemporal dysfunction in many ALS cases and highlights drug treatments that have proven to be effective at preventing this toxic modification in laboratory studies.