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At the Age of 29, Her Husband Was Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Degeneration Dementia

By Tanner Jensen | July 1st, 2019

When her husband first started experiencing memory problems and behavioral changes at 29 years old, the last thing Katie Brandt would have expected was…

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A Rare Dementia Diagnosis at 29 Years Old

By Christine Barba | June 27th, 2019

Katie Brandt, MM, the Director of Caregiver Support Services and Public Relations for the Massachusetts General Hospital Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, discusses how her late…

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Personality, Not Memory, Can Be Dementia’s Greatest Loss

By Deborah Kan | September 20th, 2018

Dementia causes memory loss and deteriorates the ability to carry out everyday tasks over time, but sometimes the most distressing thing to experience is…

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At the Age of 29, Her Husband Was Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Degeneration Dementia

A Rare Dementia Diagnosis at 29 Years Old

Personality, Not Memory, Can Be Dementia’s Greatest Loss

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