Racial Differences in Clinical Presentation in Individuals Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prior research suggests there are racial disparities in the presentation of dementia, but this has not been investigated in the context of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

Objective

To explore racial disparities in dementia severity, functional impairment, and neuropsychiatric symptoms in individuals with a diagnosis of FTD.

Design, setting, and participants

This exploratory cross-sectional study of National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) data collected between June 2005 to August 2021 evaluated Asian, Black, and White individuals with a diagnosis of FTD (behavioral variant FTD or primary progressive aphasia). Excluded were races with limited data, including American Indian or Alaska Native (n = 4), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (n = 3), o

SUBMITTER: Jin HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495924 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature