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