Recognizes the last full week of September 2026 as Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week in Maryland.
The bill designates the last full week of September 2026 as Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week in Maryland. It highlights the need for increased awareness and action against frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), a terminal neurodegenerative disease affecting the frontal and temporal lobes. FTD causes impairments in speech, personality, behavior, and motor skills, and it has an average diagnosis time of 3.6 years with a life expectancy of 7 years after symptom onset.
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