Characterisation of sleep disturbance and assessing its impact on patients with frontotemporal dementia [ 2019 - ]

Research Grant

Brief description Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), characterised by behavioural and language disturbance, affects over 6000 Australians. It is characterised by changes in behaviour, language skills and eating behaviour. There is evidence that sleep is also altered in FTD, which significantly increases carer burden. I propose to characterise the sleep disturbance in FTD, which may open an avenue for interventions that improve the lives of FTD patients and their carers.

Funding Amount $78,554.00

Funding Scheme Postgraduate Scholarships

Notes Medical/Dental Postgraduate Scholarship