| Alzheimer's Disease is the most common | | | | carry some heavy side effects which may |
| dementia type with over 50% of cases | | | | worsen the condition in the short term.Lewy |
| reported. Dementia types will share common | | | | Bodies DementiaThis dementia type is related |
| themes but each one does have slightly | | | | to tiny spherical structures called Lewy |
| different factors that effect the | | | | bodies in the nerve cells of the brains. |
| brain.Dementia types includeAIDS related | | | | Some research has concluded these may |
| dementia | | | | contribute to the death of brain cells. |
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| Alcohol related dementiaAlzheimer's disease, | | | | People who suffer from lewy bodies dementia |
| has two forms: | | | | can also show major adverse effects on some |
| | | | medications.Picks DiseaseThis dementia type |
| Familial Alzheimer's Disease (FAD), also | | | | is most common for 40-65 year olds and will |
| known as Early Onset Alzheimer's or Younger | | | | often cause personality disturbances |
| Onset Alzheimer's. | | | | effecting language and behaviour, in many |
| | | | cases more severe than the memory |
| Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease, also known as | | | | defects.Picks disease is a rare disorder |
| Late Onset Alzheimer's.Dementia with Lewy | | | | affecting the front part of the brain and |
| bodies: this dementia type is very similar to | | | | will result in progressive decline of the |
| Alzheimer's disease.Down syndrome: Some | | | | sufferer's abilities over a number of |
| Research has established a link between Down | | | | years.Huntingtons DiseaseHuntingtons Disease |
| syndrome and Alzheimer%u2019s disease.Frontal | | | | is an inherited degenerative brain disorder |
| lobe dementia, including Pick's | | | | which affects the mind and body. Most common |
| disease.Vascular Dementia: The second most | | | | in 30-50 year olds. |
| common cause of dementia, after Alzheimer's | | | | |
| disease.To understand dementia types we need | | | | Huntingtons Disease is characterized by |
| to explain these terms in more | | | | involuntary movement of the limbs or facial |
| detail.Vascular Dementia was previously known | | | | muscles. Other symptoms may include |
| as multiinfarct dementia. | | | | personality change, psychiatric problems and |
| | | | memory problems. |
| Vascular Dementia is associated with | | | | |
| problems in the circulation of blood to the | | | | Medication can help some of these symptoms |
| brain causing a deterioration of mental | | | | although there is no medication that can halt |
| abilities as a result of multiple strokes, or | | | | the long term progression at this |
| infarcts, in the brain. | | | | stage.Alcohol Related Dementia: Korsakoffs |
| | | | SyndromeThis dementia types is preventable. |
| These strokes may cause damage to specific | | | | The most crucial parts of the brain can be |
| areas of the brain responsible for speech or | | | | adversely effected by long term alcohol |
| language as well as producing generalized | | | | abuse.Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease - Mad Cow |
| symptoms of dementia. Alzheimers Disease and | | | | DiseaseAn extremely rare and fatal brain |
| Vascular Dementia can be hard to separate in | | | | disorder that only effects one in every |
| many stages as they both contribute to | | | | million at the moment. This dementia type can |
| dementia.Parkinsons disease is a progressive | | | | be found in animals and humans and was widely |
| disorder of the central nervous system, | | | | publicized in the 1980's in the Uk with the |
| people suffering from this condition will | | | | outbreak of Mad Cows diseaseMild Cognitive |
| possibly show stiffness in their joints, | | | | ImpairmentThe term Mild Cognitive Impairment, |
| slurred speech and general difficulty in | | | | or MCI, might represent some kind of |
| movement. | | | | "transitional stage" between normal aging and |
| | | | dementia. Progression from one to another may |
| Late in the course of the disease, some | | | | be very slow and as a result some people may |
| people may develop dementia. Drugs are | | | | die of natural causes before experiencing |
| available to treat this condition but do | | | | Alzheimers disease. |