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Vascular dementia. Vascular dementia is dementia caused by a series of strokes. [ 2 ][ 4 ] Restricted blood flow due to strokes reduces oxygen and glucose delivery to the brain, causing cell injury and neurological deficits in the affected region. [ 6 ] Subtypes of vascular dementia include subcortical vascular dementia, multi-infarct dementia ...
Learning about the dementia stages can help caregivers track and monitor stage-related symptoms to identify a loved one’s brain-health status. The seven stages of dementia include: Stage 1: No ...
Binswanger's disease, also known as subcortical leukoencephalopathy and subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy, [1] is a form of small-vessel vascular dementia caused by damage to the white brain matter. [2] White matter atrophy can be caused by many circumstances including chronic hypertension as well as old age. [3]
Frontotemporal dementia is an early onset disorder that mostly occurs between the ages of 45 and 65, [13] but can begin earlier, and in 20–25% of cases onset is later. [11] [14] Men and women appear to be equally affected. [15]
Prognosis. Variable; average survival 4 years from diagnosis [8] Frequency. About 0.4% of persons older than 65 [9] Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a type of dementia characterized by changes in sleep, behavior, cognition, movement, and regulation of automatic bodily functions. Memory loss is not always an early symptom.
The LBDA cites these as the most common symptoms: Difficulty in processing information and planning. Loss of memory. Having trouble understanding visual information. Changes in attention or ...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, [2] and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [2][15] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [1] As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation (including ...
Lewy body dementia. Lewy body dementia (LBD) is an umbrella term for two similar and common subtypes of dementia: [1] dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). [2][3][4][5] Both are characterized by changes in thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. [1] The two conditions have similar features and may have similar ...