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S3311 2026 -- S 3311 ======== LC006476 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N PROCLAIMING THE DAY OF MAY 21ST, 2026, TO BE FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION (FTD) AWARENESS DAY IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Introduced By: Senators McKenney, Zurier, Murray, Famiglietti, Dimitri, Rogers, Felag, Acosta, Vargas, and Appollonio Date Introduced: May 21, 2026 Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration 1 WHEREAS, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), also known as Frontotemporal Lobar 2 Degeneration (FTLD), affects approximately 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States. These 3 diseases mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, the areas of the brain associated 4 with personality, behavior and language; and 5 WHEREAS, In Frontotemporal Dementia, parts of these brain lobes shrink, known as 6 atrophy, and can cause a variety of symptoms including acting in ways that may seem to be 7 socially inappropriate, acting more compulsively, losing the ability to use or understand language, 8 showing less response to other people s feelings, changes in eating habits to include overeating 9 sweets or carbohydrates, repeatedly placing objects in the mouth, eating things that are not food 10 and compulsive behaviors such as tapping, clapping, or smacking lips repeatedly; and 11 WHEREAS, Other symptoms of Frontotemporal Degeneration impact a person s 12 movements such as causing tremors, rigidity, muscle spasms or twitches, poor coordination, 13 trouble swallowing, muscle weakness, laughing or crying at times that don t match the situation, 14 and falls or trouble walking. These symptoms are similar to those seen in Parkinson s Disease; 15 and 16 WHEREAS, Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer s Disease are both types of 17 dementia, but they affect the brain in different ways. Frontotemporal Dementia usually begins at 18 an earlier age than Alzheimer s Disease, often beginning between the ages of 40 and 65. Memory 19 loss may not be an early symptom of Frontotemporal Dementia while it is usually one of the first 1 symptoms of Alzheimer s Disease. Frontotemporal Dementia is often mistaken for Alzheimer s 2 Disease or a mental health condition, especially in the early stages, and oftentimes the clinical 3 aspects of Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer s Disease overlap, making it hard to diagnose 4 the condition of Frontotemporal Dementia; now, therefore be it 5 RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims the Day of 6 May 21st, 2026, to be Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Day in the State of Rhode Island; 7 and be it further 8 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 9 transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Rita B. Choula, M.A., Chair of The 10 Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration. ======== LC006476 ======== LC006476 - Page 2 of 2
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