Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's and is responsible for up to 25% of all dementias. VaD, previously known as multi infarct dementia, like Alzheimer's, is caused by brain damage. The crucial difference is that in VaD the damage is due to strokes. Between 500,000 and 700,000 Americans have a stroke each year. Scientists believe that after three months approximately 25% to 30% (125,000 people) will develop dementia.
Strokes can affect the...
Huntington's disease (HD), also known as Huntington's Chorea, is an inherited progressive form of dementia. The disease, first described... Read more »
Lewy body dementia (DLB) is increasingly being seen as one of the most common forms of dementia. Like vascular dementia, it is believed to... Read more »
Alcohol abuse is recognized as a major health problem in the United States and in many countries throughout the world. Alcohol may cause... Read more »
Infection used to be the main cause of dementia. Treatment for infections and inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS) has... Read more »
Is it Alzheimer's disease? As people age, the rapid mental recall of youth often fades. Yet most aging adults have wisdom and life... Read more »
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