frontal temporal lobe dementia

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i think i might have frontal temporal lobe dementia sinds the symptoms are very fitting into me anyone knows something about it?

What injury did you have that you are attributing it to? What were you told about your ct and mri scans that you got for that injury?

how many of your family members have it and how closely are you related to them?


Looking over the symptoms if all you go by are symptoms, I'd think 90% of aspies would be diagnosed with it so you really need to focus on the brain injury you experienced or chromosomal abnormality you have that makes you think you are a likely sufferer

well i have had alot of accidents with my head but i think its this one
once a stone (you know one of those stones that look orange) dropt on my head accidently when i whas like 6 dunno very well anyway never have been aided

So no scans... hmm...

If you were injured, it's likely (but not certain) that the scarring would still be visible on your brain... You would also have been compensating for the injury for years, and have had much stronger symptoms initially than today; do you have a history of those problems having started suddenly after age six and then tapering off afterwards? (And not just pre-existing problems exacerbated by starting school for the first time!)

Were you unconscious or incoherent anytime in the week after you had the stone dropped on your head?

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cant remember really i whas very young but i didnt pass out at the moments i still remember

What are the symptoms of frontal temporal lobe dementia?

ow sorry it means being forgetable

Is that the only symptom you have of it? If thats the case, I wouldn't put much stock into thinking you had it

what are the other symptoms?

ADHD would make more sense. One of the ADHD theories actually involves frontal-lobe immaturity or dysfunction. There's a non-hyperactive sort of ADHD, and it's often missed, especially in girls... so you could have ADHD traits. (Even if you don't, some of the same stuff could help you.)

Do you have seizures? That happens about a third of the time after a head injury (but happens a lot in people who don't have head injuries)...

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How old are you? You are probably way too young.

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im 15-16 so then what does adhd do?
can i have an easy to understand alinia about it?
i know a little of it but thats it

ADHD is *not* frontotemporal dementia. Just because you read a short list of symptoms online and they seem superficially similar to another condition does not mean that they actually *are* similar, or that any doctor would ever confuse them.

ADHD is *not* like dementia.

What's an "alinia?"

ok but what does it means?(ignore the alinia its a dutch word i confused)

You might want to get tested for executive dysfuntion. Most memory problems will get brushed off as anxiety, regardless of how unusual they are.

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ADHD wikipedia article.

ADHD is basically the inability to control your attention and make it stick where you want it. Some people with ADHD are hyperactive, with racing thoughts, constantly running or fidgeting. Others 'zone out' or daydream a lot and are often slow-moving. Many are impulsive, acting without thinking first. Forgetfulness, disorganization, and thoughts jumping from one subject to another are big signs for ADHD.

Executive dysfunction is a part of ADHD and many cases of autism. It involves problems with planning, remembering, and carrying out instructions.

It's also very common, present in something like one in 25 kids, more often in boys (but there are arguments that it's underdiagnosed in girls because the boys tend to get hyperactivity more).