DE SR12

Designates September 21-28, 2025, as "Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week" in Delaware, coinciding with World FTD Awareness Week

Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) is a terminal, incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting the brain's frontal and temporal lobes, causing impairments to speech, personality, behavior, and motor skills

FTD primarily strikes people between ages 45-64, takes an average of 3.6 years to diagnose, and has a life expectancy of 7-13 years after symptoms begin

FTD represents 5-15% of all dementia cases and is the most common form of dementia for people under 60, with care costs approximately double those of Alzheimer's disease

Approximately 40% of FTD cases have a family history, with about half of inherited cases linked to mutations in specific genes including Progranulin, C9orf72, and Tau/MAPT