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Music to the ears of dementia suffers: learning to play saxophone after diagnosis

March 24, 2015 by

Researchers have revealed details of an usual case that offers new insights into frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The story revolves around a patient who, with no prior musical training, learned to play the saxophone after being diagnosed with a behavioural variant of FTD.

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