Latest news from Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/economic-burden-of-ftd-most-prevalent-young-onset-dementia-nearly-twice-that-of-alzheimer-s-study-says/?sc=rsin /articles/economic-burden-of-ftd-most-prevalent-young-onset-dementia-nearly-twice-that-of-alzheimer-s-study-says/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:00:00 EST According to a new study, frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), the most common dementia for people under age 60, inflicts a much more severe economic burden on patients and their caregivers than Alzheimer's disease, as well as other forms of dementia that typically show their first symptoms later in life. Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration