Dementias
Dementias
There are different types and causes of dementia. The most common is senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (about 55% of all dementias).
Other forms of dementia:
- Vascular dementia (e.g. after a stroke)
- Parkinson’s disease dementia
- Secondary dementias (e.g. in organ or systemic diseases)
- Pseudo-dementia (e.g. in depression)
Learn more about the warning symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease dementia...
Warning symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease dementia:
- Forgetfulness (especially names, number, etc.)
- Mislaying of objects (e.g. house keys)
- Reduced ability to judge
- Difficulties in everyday activities
- Spatial and temporal disorientation
- Poverty of speech
- Change in mood and behaviour
