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ALS-FTD

Association of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia

About 5% of ALS patients have a progressive dementia with executive dysfunction, personality change, and motor weakness. The disease course is more rapid than patients with either FTD or ALS alone.

Etiology

- TARDBP (TDP-43) germline mutations