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This resolution designates September 21-28, 2025, as Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Awareness Week in Delaware, drawing attention to a serious neurodegenerative disease that affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. The resolution highlights that FTD is a terminal and incurable condition that typically impacts people between ages 45 and 64, causing significant impairments in speech, personality, behavior, and motor skills, with an average diagnosis taking 3.6 years and a life expectancy of 7 to 13 years after symptom onset. The resolution emphasizes that FTD represents 5 to 15 percent of all dementia cases, is the most common form of dementia for people under 60, and has a significant genetic component, with approximately 40 percent of patients having a family history of the condition. By proclaiming this awareness week, the Delaware Senate aims to increase public understanding of FTD, its symptoms, challenges, and the urgent need for more research, while recognizing the work of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) in supporting patients and driving research towards a potential cure.

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