
A 24-year-old UK man, Andre Yarham, has died from frontotemporal dementia, a rare and aggressive form of the disease. Diagnosed at 22, his condition rapidly deteriorated, leading to loss of speech and mobility. Frontotemporal dementia, which affects behavior and language centers of the brain, can strike young adults and often has a genetic basis, offering researchers potential insights into the disease's mechanisms.
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