Non-memory led dementias: care in the time of covid-19
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2489 (Published 30 June 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2489
- Aida Suárez-González, senior research associate,
- Nicola Zimmermann, direct support services lead at Rare Dementia Support,
- Claire Waddington, research assistant,
- Olivia Wood, research assistant,
- Emma Harding, research associate,
- Emilie Brotherhood, research associate,
- Nick C Fox, professor of neurology,
- Sebastian J Crutch, professor in neuropsychology
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Dementia Research Centre, Box 16, London WC1N 3BG, UK
- aida.gonzalez{at}ucl.ac.uk
Carter raises concerns about the vulnerability of people living in care homes, including those with dementia.1 Non-memory led dementias account for around 15% of all dementia cases.2 They are relatively more common in younger people (under 65 years) who do not fit with societal perceptions of dementia, making their disability and support needs less noticeable. Dementias such as behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) have phenotype specific symptoms that increase the challenges of …
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