Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare brain disorder that affects less than 200,000 people in the United States.Dawn Kirby’s daughter, a former nurse, first experienced symptoms ranging from apathy and anxiety to depression and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).Brad Dickerson, director of the Frontotemporal Disorders Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, to speak about the diagnosis, treatment and care of people living with the condition. Being Patient sat down with her mother Dawn Kirby and Dr. Clinicians suspected that she had postpartum psychosis, and it wasn’t until roughly a year and a half later that she received a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia at the age of 29.
Brad Dickerson about caring for a loved one with frontotemporal dementia.Īfter the deaths of close family members and giving birth to her child, Kara Kirby began experiencing changes in her behavior and personality. As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Dawn Kirby and Dr.
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