Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. It’s usually a slowly progressing disease.  Click here to read the full article.  Categories: Dementia, Alzheimer’s

Dementia with Lewy bodies

Dementia with Lewy bodies is a form of dementia that occurs due to clumps of a protein in the cortex.  Categories: Dementia, Lewy bodies

Vascular dementia

Vascular dementia, also known as post-stroke or multi-infarct dementia, accounts for about 10 percent of all cases of dementia. It’s caused by blocked blood vessels. These occur in strokes and other brain injuries.  Categories:  Dementia, Vascular

Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition that can produce dementia similar to Alzheimer’s in its later stages. Categories:  Dementia, Parkinson’s

Frontotemporal dementia

Frontotemporal dementia isa group of dementias that often cause changes in personality and behavior Categories: Dementia, Frontotemporal

Mixed dementia

Mixed dementia is dementia in which multiple types of dementia-causing brain abnormalities are present. This is most commonly Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, but it can include other forms of dementia as well. Categories:  Dementia