13. Life Expectancy in FTD
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Upon being diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia, one of the most pressing questions for many individuals and their families is about life expectancy. It’s a complicated issue because FTD is a highly individual disease with a progression that can vary significantly from one person to the next.
On average, individuals with FTD typically live six to eight years after symptoms start, but this can range from two years to over a decade. Some factors can influence this timeline.
For instance, individuals with motor symptoms or those who also develop ALS usually have a shorter life expectancy. On the other hand, individuals with language variants of FTD can often live for a decade or more after the onset of symptoms.(13)
