Alzheimer - Social Security Administration include frontotemporal dementia

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• In its effort to improve the disability determination process and expedite the disability claim process, the Social Security Administration has announced it will include frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in its Compassionate Allowance Initiative for Social Security benefits eligibility


• Fortunately, in October 2008, the Social Security Administration (SSA) added frontotemporal dementia to its compassionate allowances list (which quickly targets the most obviously disabled individuals for benefits)


• The Alzheimer`s Association applauds the Social Security Administration for recognizing individuals with diminished cognitive impairment can quickly reach a point where they can no longer maintain gainful employment and deserve a prompt disability determination


2. frontotemporal dementia

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• Fortunately, in October 2008, the Social Security Administration (SSA) added frontotemporal dementia to its compassionate allowances list (which quickly targets the most obviously disabled individuals for benefits)


• While frontotemporal dementia is often meant to encompass the entire syndrome complex that is associated with degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes, at other times frontotemporal dementia is used to describe the behavioral variant


• For individuals over 65, frontotemporal dementia is the 4th most common form of dementia after Alzheimer`s disease, vascular dementia, and Lewy body dementia (Brust, 2006)

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