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Signs and Symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia
Each case of FTD is different, but the illness generally becomes more distinguishable from other brain conditions as it progresses. Symptoms may occur in clusters, and some may be more prevalent in early or later stages. Here is a list of ten signs of FTD:
Poor judgment
Loss of empathy
Socially inappropriate behavior
Lack of inhibition
Repetitive compulsive behavior
Inability to concentrate or plan
Frequent, abrupt mood changes
Speech difficulties
Problems with balance or movement
Memory loss
[link:https://www.alzheimers.net/signs-of-frontotemporal-dementia/|
Could be. Or maybe he's just an asshole.
rzemanfl
(29,554 posts)of them.
Phoenix61
(16,992 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)he got it
a guy who grew up rich with his own room and too much an asshole to relate to any girl and get any date so he jacked off all the time with the privacy and porn he could afford and that increased the sowb - so we're here now with the masturbation president, a classic case of sex on the wrong brain and clearly with trump it causes greed and the need for certainty
sowb's been around for hundreds of thousands of years as our human relatives became 90-10 right handed because assholes survived in rough times. a hundred years ago if an asshole like trump showed up at the bar he wouldn't last long without a bodyguard
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)hours ago. But he is still on schedule for a rally Tuesday, if he cancels that, then we will certainly know something is up.
RainCaster
(10,815 posts)elleng
(130,708 posts)in such a large, influential group.
Brother Buzz
(36,364 posts)I'm just saying.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,269 posts)Sadly, no cure but impeachment and a trial of treason.
Efilroft Sul
(3,578 posts)He's a cheat, he's always been a cheat, and he'll continue getting away with cheating until the law finally puts him in his place: Prison.
Throw the damn book at him, because he knows what he's been doing.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)Voters put in someone elderly, they run this risk.
moondust
(19,956 posts)Lifelong asshole develops FTD later in life. Totally unfit for public office at any level.
struggle4progress
(118,211 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)But he is definitely an asshole. A raging, dyed-in-the-wool asshole.
Ilsa
(61,688 posts)I believe it is one that falls under the Axis "Fucking Assholes".
coeur_de_lion
(3,676 posts)SMC22307
(8,090 posts)There's ALWAYS been something very, very wrong with him.
mopinko
(69,982 posts)SMC22307
(8,090 posts)but Daddy's money always saved the day. And on and on and on...
mahina
(17,609 posts)Not military school *for high school*.
TwilightZone
(25,425 posts)Polybius
(15,328 posts)That actually shocks me.
Laffy Kat
(16,366 posts)And pathological narcissism. The word-finding difficulties and lying to cover up what he has forgotten and/or never understood, seems to have a more recent onset and is progressing rapidly. He has always been a liar, but he is lying for different reasons now, or maybe he doesn't even know he is lying. Whatever it is, he has to be stopped. The 25th is in order, no question.
True Blue American
(17,981 posts)marked50
(1,364 posts)mopinko
(69,982 posts)his speech pattern, shrinking vocabulary, use of the same phrases over and over in very disparate situation, all scream of brain decay.
he also cant seem to make decisions, generally. all the -we'll see what happens, yada yada.
he cant think, he just cant think.
H2O Man
(73,505 posts)I think it is apparent that the aging process has taken a toll on Trump's brain. If you watch film clips on Youtube, for example, of interviews with him in the 1980s and '90s, the differences in his speaking ability are stark when compared to today. Indeed, an associate with much more of a background on this type of speech analysis tells me that there is a decline from 2015-16 to today, and the pace of decline is accelerating. He bases this on an over-all examination of his public comments to reporters, his rallies, etc. There are fewer words used, more words repeated, more pressured speeches, more errors, and on and on.
There is a comorbidity with with his raging personality disorder. Curiously, there is growing evidence that the malignany narcissism disorder may have organic distinctions from "normal" people's brains that show up on certain brain scans.
Although this is speculation upon my part, I humbly submit that in the next 120 days, we will witness numerous examples of Trump's behaviors that suggest this combination of brain conditions has a synergy that results in increased danger to the nation.
coeur_de_lion
(3,676 posts)quietly go doddering off into the sunset hand in hand with putin.
Appears he will become even more of a dangerous asshole.
H2O Man
(73,505 posts)Perhaps I'll write an essay on the second part (personality disorder) and how it will likely influence his behavior under growing pressure tomorrow.
keithbvadu2
(36,640 posts)Leith
(7,807 posts)Or is it all lizard brain?
Either way, ITTMFA!
Quackers
(2,256 posts)coeur_de_lion
(3,676 posts)to have frontotemporal he would first have to have a brain.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)hvn_nbr_2
(6,485 posts)liberalmediaaddict
(766 posts)][link:https://www.statnews.com/2017/12/07/donald-trump-should-be-tested-for-brain-disease/|
"Trump should be tested for brain disease."
IMO Trump is definitely showing signs of worsening cognitive impairment. Someone said you can tell by looking at his eyes which have become cold and vacant. The lights are on but nobody's home.
The stess of being President is exacerbating his symptoms.
coeur_de_lion
(3,676 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,006 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)I think his spawn have it too but not as bad (yet anyway). Normally I would say that the guilt is doing it but since they are all sociopaths that would not be possible.
Wawannabe
(5,631 posts)Reagan