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Differential Diagnosis Of Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia: Conditions That Need To Be Distinguished From Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia - Klarity Health Library
Written by: Molly Harrison Bachelor's degree, Human Physiology, University of Leeds Reviewed by: Molly McCarthy Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience (2022) and Master of Science in Psychology of Education (2023) Elsa Fetoshi MSc Health Psychology, King’s College London Table of Contents Get health & wellness advice into your inbox Enter your email * Your privacy is important to us. Any information you provide to us via this website may be placed by us on servers.
Your Guide to The Northern Outer Banks
On the long fingers of land that dangle into the waters, the northeastern-most county in North Carolina is shaped by its sea, sound, and river surroundings. With the square miles of water outnumbering that of the land, you’re never far from a sandy or marshy shoreline. Yet it’s more than water that defines the distinct regions of The Northern Outer Banks.
Just like a book and its cover, a gift is first judged by its wrapping. And a gift clad in New South Pattern House’s wrapping paper makes a delightful first impression. Picture a gift box wrapped in vibrant North Carolina-themed botanicals and wildlife — a pitcher plant, cardinal, and loblolly pine — or covered with the Durham skyline, complete with the Lucky Strike smokestack, or with Chapel Hill icons like the bell tower and Top of the Hill.
Your Guide to the Outer Banks
In the area known as Outer Banks, the bustling beach towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head run the island from north to south, each shining with a distinct setting and feel. Across Roanoke Sound, walkable Manteo draws visitors for day trips and vibrant nightlife offerings in a historic waterfront setting. It shares Roanoke Island with Wanchese, an authentic, generations-old fishing village.
Where to Discover the Outer Banks’ Wild Side
SPONSORED BY “When people come to the Outer Banks, they think they are coming to the beach. They don’t realize that they’ve come to one of the wildest places on the East Coast,” Jamie Moore says, who owns and operates Outer Banks Adventures. Through Outer Banks Adventures, Moore leads people on airboat tours of the local waterways and guided bus tours through the pocosin wetlands of Alligator River National Refuge.
Love the Outer Banks Like a Local
SPONSORED BY When we talk about “local,” it’s more than just a physical address. It’s a state of mind; it’s when awe and appreciation spill over into a sense of pride and preservation. Outer Banks native Bri Young also knows firsthand these feelings for her hometown. She grew up spending every minute of her free time at the beach and in the ocean, so she had always felt protective of the Outer Banks.
A Walking Guide to Harbor Towns: Edenton | Our State
SPONSORED BY Settled along the shores of the Albemarle Sound, that watery connection between the Outer Banks and Inner Banks, Edenton’s location makes it unmatched to welcome those entering town by land or sea. Boaters having just made the often-sporty passage across the expansive sound relish the feeling of tucking into Edenton Bay, where a snug harbor, beautiful waterfront, and walkable historic downtown await.
How to Live the Sweet Life in the Outer Banks
A ramble through North Carolina's beachfront never strays far from the sand. The barrier islands of North Carolina’s Outer Banks stretch out long and lean between the Atlantic and two giant lagoons, the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds. Technically, the islands are sandbars, so slender that it’s a wonder they’re habitable.
A Walking Guide to Harbor Towns: Columbia
SPONSORED BY Boat south across the Albemarle Sound from Elizabeth City, and the large expanse of water narrows into Bulls Bay. Slow your speed as you navigate the blackwater, weaving past forested swamps and wetlands. As the banks narrow into the Scuppernong River, you arrive in the tiny town of Columbia, a place worth slowing down for and savoring. Most people traveling by car pass right through Columbia on their way to and from the Outer Banks.
Painting a Sense of Place
A red-winged blackbird teeters on a blade of needlerush along a winding tidal creek. Beach towels blow on a clothesline strung between the porch posts of a weathered Nags Head cottage. A line of surfers hover on their boards in a glassy green ocean, their bodies angled eastward to watch for the next set of swells. Using a vibrant palette of oils, painter Marcia Cline captures familiar Outer Banks scenes in a style that is anything but ordinary.
A Walking Guide to Harbor Towns: Hertford
SPONSORED BY Whether you arrive by boat along the slow-flowing Perquimans River or by car via NC Highway 37, a trip to Hertford feels like easing back in time. “If you want an authentic, old-school North Carolina experience, you’ll find it in Hertford,” says Trish Rand, director of the Town of Hertford’s Main Street Program.
A Walking Guide to Downtown Plymouth, NC
SPONSORED BY Zip across the Albemarle Sound on a boat heading southwest from Edenton, and you’re greeted by an impressive stand of bald cypress at the mouth of the Roanoke River. Six miles up the wild, snaking waterway, the steeples, waterfront buildings, and lighthouse of a small river town come into view. This is Plymouth, one of North Carolina’s wonderful harbor towns.
Bathing Beauties
Elaine Henson stands in the upstairs closet of her Tudor revival home in Wilmington and contemplates the garment bags lined up before her. She’s dressed in workout capris and tennis shoes, and sports coral lipstick. She unzips the bags one at a time to reveal her collection of bathing suits — some of which date back to the 1880s. “Look at the straps on this one,” she says with a chuckle, pulling out a 1920s wool-knit navy one-piece with side cutouts.
Want S’more? A Guide to Camp-Inspired Delights
This Latin American-inspired restaurant in Greenville helps diners re-create the sweet experience of huddling around a fire to toast gooey marshmallows. Those who wish to make s’mores can order a kit that includes skewers and the staple three ingredients along with a personal firepit.
Plott Hound Books Serves Up Your Next Read
About five years ago, Ronni Lundy was digging through the bin of donated books at the Yancey County Public Library. She took note of what she saw: titles that showed Burnsville was a town of people who loved good books. Lundy, the revered author of the James Beard award-winning Victuals: an Appalachian Journey, With Recipes, was pleased to find thought-provoking books.
Meet the Potter Crafting Crystal-Like Ceramics
Making crystalline-glazed porcelain pottery comes with a steep learning curve. The first time Marie Wright attempted the technique, she opened the kiln before it had cooled, and her hair caught fire. When Wright first saw crystalline-glazed pieces during a pottery class, her teacher discouraged her from trying to replicate the look, explaining that it was too easy to fail. And it’s hard to find people who teach the skill because so few potters know how to do it themselves.
Quiz: North Carolina Paddle Routes
Tucked away amid the towering lighthouses that dot North Carolina’s coast are life-saving stations once manned by brave surfmen who risked their lives to rescue mariners in peril. One Outer Banks resident has dedicated his life to making sure those surfmen are not forgotten.
A Weekend in Sanford
SPONSORED BY John Cawley, co-owner of Sugarneck, a glamping and events space, understands why visitors are drawn to Sanford, a small town in central North Carolina’s Sandhills region. “When people come here, they’re surrounded by natural beauty, privacy, and peace — nature trails, deer and wild turkey, and that rolling North Carolina landscape,” he says.
Ultimate Pinehurst Barbecue Festival Stay & Feast Experience
Close out your summer in style in the Village of Pinehurst with a Stay & Feast package to the fourth annual Pinehurst Barbecue Festival. Fill your Labor Day weekend with various barbecue meats from award-winning pitmasters, sample more than 50 sauces, and stay two nights at the Hilton Garden Inn in nearby Aberdeen. The annual Pinehurst Barbecue Festival has quickly become one of North Carolina’s top foodie events. Individual event tickets are also available at www.pinehurstbarbecuefestival.com.
North Carolina’s Bicentennial Farms
Of the approximately 42,800 farms in North Carolina, only about 125 are designated Bicentennial Farms. Created in 2016 by the NC Department of Agriculture, the program honors the hard work and dedication of the families who have continuously owned their farmland for 200 years or more.
11 Our State Recipes You Loved in June
RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES This fresh cucumber salad will make a great addition to any summertime meal. MAKE IT RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS In North Carolina, those who know know that the best hot dogs come loaded with chili, slaw, and yellow mustard. MAKE IT RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS Using zucchini as a vessel for spicy sausage and melted cheese might be the best way to eat your vegetables, and the recipe couldn’t be easier. MAKE IT RECIPE BY AMY BRINKLEY Whip some up at an outdoor get-together.
A Walking Guide to Harbor Towns: Elizabeth City
SPONSORED BY A breeze splashes against your face as your boat navigates around the red and green channel markers in the blue waters of the Albemarle Sound. It cruises into the Pasquotank River, which snakes unhurriedly between a border of pine and cypress trees. Then you see it: a harbor lined with red-brick buildings, where historic structures and a stately museum rise above the rooftops.
Fayetteville’s Jurassic Park
If you hear thunderous roars, guttural growls, and high-pitched shrieks coming from a patch of woods in Fayetteville, don’t be alarmed — it’s just the dinosaurs. At Sweet Valley Ranch — a working farm with more than 350 animals — dozens of prehistoric creatures roam through a primitive forest known as Dinosaur World, where giant reptiles move, breathe, screech, blink, and, if you’re not careful, spit venom at you.
Buxton Village Books
In the heart of the village of Buxton, a haven for readers awaits. The bookshop — an 1860s kitchen house built from shipwreck timbers — is a dream conjured by its caretaker, Gee Gee Rosell. When she landed on Hatteras Island in the 1970s, the then 22-year-old with a forestry degree found the idea of committing to a career path daunting. Rosell got a job at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, where she helped to prepare for seasonal visitors.
Vitamin Sea at Island Smoothie Cafe
Doug Kraus remembers Corolla as few others do. In the 1970s, he and his siblings spent summers at their grandparents’ cottage on the undeveloped beach. The kids roamed the open sand, explored shipwrecks, and ran back home for their grandmother’s lunches. After college, while living and working in Virginia, Kraus visited the Outer Banks often, for years trying to devise a business idea that would allow him to call the coast home.
Tracks in the Sand | Our State
Editor’s Note: Click here to learn about off-road vehicle permits required at Cape Lookout National Seashore. One at a time, they sat in the driver’s seat, perched on a boat cushion so they could see over the steering wheel. I slid over close to work the brakes and gas. At their ages, maybe 11 and 8, Markie and Jack couldn’t yet reach the truck pedals in their flip-flopped feet. In my defense and theirs, let me say that they weren’t technically driving — but don’t tell them that.
From Elizabeth Hudson: A State of Light
Purchase collections of Elizabeth Hudson’s columns at ourstatestore.com. Every morning — before she pours herself a bowl of cereal, before she takes her first sip of coffee — my mother raises the blinds in her kitchen, a ritual as instinctual as drawing a breath. With a gentle pull, the shades ascend to the top of the window, flooding the room with sunlight, welcoming a new day. She lives just up the street from me; I can see her house from the end of my driveway.
Your Guide to West Jefferson
From its home in the heart of downtown West Jefferson, the Ashe County Farmers Market is a slice of local life just a short drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains ascending in the background. Vendors’ tables overflow with homegrown fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Shoppers fill their baskets with homemade jams, jellies, and fresh-baked bread. Talented artisans show off their hand-crafted pottery, woven baskets, quilts, and candles.
Your Guide to Brunswick County’s River Towns
SPONSORED BY Before one young guest at The Swamp Park climbs the steep stairs leading to a tree-top platform, park manager George Howard asks if she’s ever done anything like ziplining before. She replies “kind of,” and explains, “I’ve done it virtually.” Howard shakes his head in disbelief. For him, it underscores the importance of what he sees daily at the park along the Shallotte River: patrons actually engaging in physically challenging activities and gaining confidence from them.
Edenton’s Landmark Light
Clouds hang low over Edenton Bay, casting the waterfront in a hazy blue hue. In the dim afternoon light, the red roof of the Roanoke River Lighthouse is striking. The last screw-pile lighthouse in North Carolina — and one of the last square-style screw-pile lighthouses in the United States — rests securely above the water on steel-capped wooden piles that have been screwed into the muddy bay bottom.
America’s Lighthouse
On a quiet autumn evening nearly five decades ago, the bride turned around inside the station wagon and gazed through its rear window into the black night. The gentle beam of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse swept across the marsh and spilled into the car before vanishing east over the dunes. On one of the happiest nights of the newlywed’s life, a deep melancholy, as thick as the fog hovering inches above Pamlico Sound, permeated the car as it sped north up NC Highway 12.
Under the Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Prologue We climbed slowly the tower’s 220 steps not long before sunset, surrounded all the way up by its 650,000 bricks laid in one-to-three common bond, led by 19-year veteran Currituck Beach Lighthouse Site Manager Meghan Agresto. “You can touch anything metal but nothing glass,” she said as she installed my wife, Ann, and me inside of the hollow first-order Fresnel lens at the 162-foot pinnacle.
Restoring the Cape Fear Lighthouse’s Prism
Historian Jake Grossman dons a white cotton glove and tenderly removes the glass from its bubble wrap. Shaped like a Toblerone bar, the prism weighs about two pounds and, when held to your eye, contorts the room, as if the walls are melting. This is one of the prisms recovered from the three-ton, 18-foot-tall Fresnel lens that once crowned the Cape Fear Lighthouse.
A New Guard at The Pioneer Theater
One of Michael Basnight’s earliest memories is of a field trip to The Pioneer Theater. He and his Manteo Elementary School classmates waddled down Budleigh Street like excited little ducklings to see a movie — on a school day! When he was a bit older, Basnight’s parents or grandparents would drop him off at the theater, and in the summer, he’d ride his bike there with friends. As a teen, he took dates to the theater — just as his parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins had done before him.
What's your number?
“whores get paid, whereas women who sleep around for fun generally don't.”- Victoria two In an era characterised by constant evolution, we find ourselves immersed in the most accepting and open period regarding the ownership of our own sexuality. There has been a noticeable gender stereotype surrounding this for many years, that I've noticed too.
Visitation on the Rise
The opening on Leland’s third hotel, Tru by Hilton, in November 2023, is a sure sign of continued growth in the town. It’s no secret that Leland is growing by leaps and bounds. The town’s population swelled by almost 70 percent between 2010 and 2020 and continues to rise.
Winter Blooms Across North Carolina
Winter Wonderland Montrose • Hillsborough Nancy Goodwin’s garden blooms in every season, but nothing compares to winter. Pale yellow trumpet daffodils, primroses, hellebores, purple crocuses, camellias, and yellow wintersweet turn the 15-acre property alive with color. Montrose, which Goodwin has owned with her late husband since 1977, once belonged to Gov. William Alexander and his wife, Susannah.
Made in NC Awards: Craft Category
Our State’s Made in NC Awards celebrate the talent and creativity of North Carolinians. Meet the state’s winners, honorable mentions, and judges. Click here to check out all of 2023’s winners! Winner Towering stacks of wood, rescued from old tobacco barns, are piled high against the walls of Matt Schiemann’s garage shop. With the dexterity of a craftsman who works with his hands for a living, the self-taught luthier carries a slab of reclaimed pine to his worktable.
Italian-Style Meatballs
Yield: about 36 meatballs. 1 pound ground chuck 1 pound ground veal ½ pound ground pork 1 cup panko breadcrumbs 3 large eggs, lightly beaten ½ cup whole milk 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup grated Parmesan 1 handful Italian parsley, chopped 4 to 6 tablespoons olive oil With clean hands, gently combine all ingredients (except olive oil) in a large bowl until well incorporated. Roll mixture into 1½-inch balls.
Dad’s Spaghetti Sauce
Yield: 8 servings.
Writing Poetry With Jazz Energy
I felt butterflies, though I was not nervous. It was the same feeling that I remembered having as a kid at the starting line of a 440-yard dash or mile relay. Butterflies meant that I was ready to compete, and on this fall night in 1999, I was onstage inside the dimly lit Durham Armory, about to jam my poetry with a Raleigh-based gospel-jazz band called Best Kept Secret. Pearly eyes looked at me from the audience; lipsticked lips, red as strawberries.
The Brasstown Carvers Revive the Past, One Wooden Keepsake at a Time | Our State
Murphy to Manteo: Finding new adventures, historic detours, and the soul of North Carolina on the state’s longest highway: U.S. Route 64. Read the series. I breathe in the sweet scent of the wood chips that litter the ground just off the porch of the wood-carving studio, a thick layer of paper-thin shavings and bits of bark studded by tree stumps.
A Creative’s Guide to Brasstown and Beyond
At the westernmost reaches of North Carolina, amid the tree-covered mountains, the secluded, unincorporated community of Brasstown draws travelers and creatives from all across the state. Most come for the John C. Campbell Folk School, which offers an immersive retreat for aspiring artists to develop and hone their crafts during instructor-led courses covering everything from basketry and blacksmithing to woodworking and shoemaking.
Magnificent Mocktails: Baby Bellini | Our State
Put ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake for 25-35 minutes, until puffed and golden. Remove from oven, and let stand for 5 minutes. With a flexible spatula, remove strata to Yield: 1 serving. 2 ounces peach nectar juice ¾ cup nonalcoholic sparkling wine or cider Fresh peach slice (for garnish) In a flute or coupe glass, build drink, starting with juice and topping with sparkling wine or cider. Garnish with peach slice to serve.
North Carolina Smoky Mountain Adventure
Are you ready for an unforgettable adventure in the stunning North Carolina Smoky Mountains? Look no further than Buffalo Creek Vacation, where luxury cabins await to provide you with the ultimate getaway experience. The winner will receive a two-night stay in a spacious cabin equipped with a game room, hot tub, and a private fire ring — the amenities and setting designed to create lasting memories.
Weaving a Community Through Local Fibers in the Blue Ridge
One freezing night a couple of winters ago, as a bracing wind swept through the streets of Asheville’s River Arts District, a group of textile artists gathered for a class inside the cozy Local Cloth studio, surrounded by baskets of soft yarn and shelves of bright fabric. The organization’s founder and CEO, Judi Jetson, was leading a team in washing and dyeing wool sheared from sheep in the region.
Bringing Back the American Diner at Lucy in the Rye
Hundreds of drawings stretch above the leather booths at Lucy in the Rye in downtown Sylva. Crayon marks outline bunnies, churches, cartoon characters, and whatever else the children who dine at this three-year-old establishment can dream up.
How Highlands’ Powder Play Sparked a Snowy Tradition
When locals woke up in Highlands on January 17, 2022, they looked out their windows to see their mountain town blanketed in nearly a foot of snow. Streets were slick and cars were snowed in, yet almost no one was home. When heavy snowfall hits Highlands, the town shuts down Hickory Street, and people gather at the top of Monkey Hill with sleds in tow. Folks have sledded down this neighborhood slope for decades, but not everyone knows that its name alludes to a bit of local lore.
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: 4 Cozy Snow Day Recipes
Whenever customers walked into Fred’s General Mercantile, I’d watch from behind the deli counter as they paused to take in the scents of chili and hot cocoa that traveled from the kitchen to the front door. I worked at the old-fashioned general store while studying at Lees-McRae College in the late 1970s. I spent my afternoons slicing deli meat and wrapping brownies for skiers who’d just come off the Beech Mountain slopes for lunch.
Did You Know? North Carolina Origin Stories
Aviation Est. 1903 Over the past 50 years, Kitty Hawks Kites has taught more than 400,000 people how to fly. What has grown into the largest hang-gliding school in the country all began when cofounder John Harris saw a picture in the Winston-Salem Journal of a man flying an early prototype of a hang glider in 1973. “That was an epiphany for me,” he says. A year later, Harris and his friend Ralph Buxton opened a hang gliding school at Jockey’s Ridge, a pivotal location for aeronautical pursuits.
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