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This painting of horses (right) was made by one of these patients, a 64-year- old woman with FTD. Bruce L. Miller of the University of California at San Francisco has examined many FTD patients and has documented damage to the left side of their brain. One theory suggests that savant IN RECENT YEARS, researchers have discovered that certain patients who have frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can paint beautifully when they previously had no such talent. In short, they have become savantlike as dementia has taken hold.

Figure 5 This painting of horses (right) was made by one of these patients, a 64-year- old woman with FTD. Bruce L. Miller of the University of California at San Francisco has examined many FTD patients and has documented damage to the left side of their brain. One theory suggests that savant IN RECENT YEARS, researchers have discovered that certain patients who have frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can paint beautifully when they previously had no such talent. In short, they have become savantlike as dementia has taken hold.

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