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Frontotemporal Dementia – Symptoms & Causes

Language Problems

When frontotemporal dementia affects the brain areas that are involved in language activities, you would have some problems in communication, both receptive and expressive. This means that you will have difficulties in both understanding speech and expressing yourself. Several typical symptoms include loss of vocabularies, slow speech, trouble choosing the right words, phrase repetition, and similar issues. In the long run, people would lose their ability to speak gradually and become totally mute. [2]