NJ AJR77

Designates the last full week of September each year as "Frontotemporal Dementia Awareness Week" in New Jersey

Requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the week and calling for appropriate activities and programs

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a terminal, incurable neurodegenerative disease that is the most common form of dementia in individuals under 60, with most cases occurring between ages 45-64

Average time from symptom onset to accurate diagnosis is 3.6 years, and life expectancy is typically 7-13 years from symptom onset

Approximately 40% of FTD patients have a family history of the disease; the number of New Jerseyans living with FTD is currently unknown