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fMRI of Autonomic Physiology in Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

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Summary

Study director: William W. Seeley, MD
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Larry L. Hillblom Foundation
Recruiting?: Yes
Official study title: Anterior Cingulate, Insular and Frontoinsular Vulnerability in FTLD and AD
Conditions studied: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other closely related neurological disorders including corticobasal degeneration (CBD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with dementia.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how brain activity relates to autonomic responses in healthy subjects and patients with FTD, AD and other closely related neurodegenerative diseases.

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