A new smartphone application frontotemporal dementia (FTD) It promises importance in the fight against. This disease occurs due to the destruction of nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which contain areas related to personality, behavior and language. UC San Francisco The application developed by FTD can provide a major advantage in diagnosing and monitoring the risk of FTD.

Remote detection via app

FTD is known to be a very challenging condition for both patients and researchers. FTD symptoms It can often be confused with psychiatric illnesses. In cases where sensitive diagnostic tools are not available or are not used, treatment may be significantly delayed and treatment may be ineffective even if initiated. It is said that the new application will allow FTD to be diagnosed earlier and monitored more accurately.

APPLICATION, Remote connection It contains cognitive tests that can be supplemented with. This allows more people to participate in clinical trials. These tests can detect the disease in people who are genetically predisposed to the disease before symptoms appear. The head of the study, Dr. Adam Staffaroni states that the application could replace in-person clinic visits in the future.

According to the World Health Organization, 55 million people around the world struggle with dementia. FTD, In patients younger than 60 years seen It is the leading cause of dementia. Up to 30 percent of these patients suffer from FTD for genetic reasons. Symptoms of the disease include personality change, speech problems, movement and behavioral problems. The application, which collects a lot of data, such as voice recordings and body movements, has shown promise in studies involving 360 people.

Research, JAMA network openedIt was published in .