What is Dementia?
Download Adobe Reader Condensed from Dementia: Hope Through Research Drugs to specifically treat Alzheimer's disease and some other progressive dementias are now available. Although these drugs do not halt the disease or reverse existing brain ... [... more]
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Binswanger's Disease
Binswanger's Disease Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy, Dementia - Subcortical Binswanger's disease (BD), also called subcortical vascular dementia, is ... [... more]
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Multi-Infarct Dementia
Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is a common cause of memory loss in the elderly. MID is caused by multiple strokes (disruption of blood flow ... [... more]
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Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal Dementia Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials Pick's Disease, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia, Dementia - Semantic Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) describes a clinical ... [... more]
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Dementia: Hope Through Research
This woman, known as Auguste D., was the first person reported to have the disease now known as It is now clear that AD is a major cause of dementia in elderly people as well as in relatively young adults. Furthermore, we know that it is only one ... [... more]
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What is CADASIL?
There is no treatment to halt this genetic disorder. Individuals are given supportive care. Migraine headaches may be treated by different drugs and a daily aspirin may reduce stroke and heart attack risk. Drug therapy for depression may be ... [... more]
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