Frontotemporal dementia

Early disinhibition, apathy, loss of empathy, compulsions, dietary change, language disturbance

RoutineReview due

At a glance

Watch forSafeguarding riskfinancial exploitationsevere personality change

Acute and fluctuating with inattention = delirium (medical/toxic cause).

Separates the Cognitive Impairment / Memory / Dementia / BPSD group. It is not specific to Frontotemporal dementia.

Rows marked “Whole group”: Applies to the Cognitive Impairment / Memory / Dementia / BPSD group — not specific to Frontotemporal dementia

Early disinhibition, apathy, loss of empathy, compulsions, dietary change, language disturbance

Key features

Safeguarding risk, financial exploitation, severe personality change.

High-risk causes3 causes

Applies to the Cognitive Impairment / Memory / Dementia / BPSD group.

Acute and fluctuating with inattention = delirium (medical/toxic cause).

Helpful clues

Applies to the Cognitive Impairment / Memory / Dementia / BPSD group.

None listed

Priority steps

Applies to the Cognitive Impairment / Memory / Dementia / BPSD group.

None listed

Core tests

Applies to the Cognitive Impairment / Memory / Dementia / BPSD group.

None listed

Consider

Clinical reference — not validated decision support. Review before use.