Brain scans can now predict who will develop frontotemporal dementia

Researchers have identified structural changes in MRI scans that predict which people carrying genetic dementia mutations will develop symptoms—sometimes decades before they notice problems. The discovery could transform how doctors monitor at-risk patients and test new treatments, potentially saving thousands from preventable cognitive decline.

Originaltitel: Structural MRI predicts clinical progression in presymptomatic genetic frontotemporal dementia: findings from the GENetic Frontotemporal dementia Initiative cohort