Information On Dementia
How Does Alzheimer's Differ from Other Types of Dementia?
A number of medical conditions can cause or result in dementia. Some are reversible while others can lead to more permanent states of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It accounts for about 70% of all cases and affects about 5.3 million Americans. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia but there are many other types, over 200 variants in fact!
In this sharepost I give information and links for more information on how Alzheimer's differs from...
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Expert & Community Posts
How Does Lewy Body Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
By Christine Kennard , Health ExpertLewy body dementia (DLB) is increasingly being seen as one of the most common forms of dementia.... Read more »
How Does Alcohol-Related Dementia Differ From Alzheimer's?
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert...cognitive problems and in certain conditions may cause dementia. Let's look at what role... Read more »
Detecting Dementia in Highly Educated People
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert...low levels of education and an increased risk of dementia. Much less information is available... Read more »
How Does HIV/AIDS Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
By Christine Kennard , Health ExpertInfection used to be the main cause of dementia. Treatment for infections and inflammation of the... Read more »
How Does Vascular Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
By Christine Kennard , Health ExpertVascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's and is... Read more »
Health Guide
About The Alzheimer's Association
...advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. The Associations nationwide... Read more »Types of Dementia
Overview When most people think of dementia they immediately think of Alzheimer’s Disease, but this is not the only form of dementia. Dementia is a general term used to describe a gradual... Read more »Preventing Dementia
Research is beginning to reveal that it may indeed be possible to prevent dementia. A brief search of the internet uncovered numerous articles focusing on different ways of possibly preventing it.... Read more »Distinguishing the Difference Between Dementia and Depression
Overview of the problemIt may seem obvious that depression and dementia are different disorders, but in the elderly distinguishing between these two conditions can be quite difficult and physicians... Read more »Family Caregivers Often Delay Seeking Assistance Until Crisis Points
...adult child becomes a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of progressive dementia is fraught with a tug-of-war of emotions from resentment to protectiveness, according... Read more »Images
Medications
...Rivastigmine is used to treat mild to moderate confusion (dementia) related to Alzheimer's... Read more »
...Donepezil is used to treat mild to moderate confusion (dementia) related to Alzheimer's disease.... Read more »
...when this medication is used in older adults with dementia. This medication is not approved for... Read more »
...when this medication is used in older adults with dementia. This medication is not approved for... Read more »
...this medication is used in elderly patients with dementia. This medication is not approved for... Read more »
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