Types of Dementia
... What is dementia? Dementia is the loss of mental functions—such as thinking, memory, and reasoning—that is severe enough to interfere with a person’s daily functioning. Dementia is not a disease itsel...

When Memory is Normal and Not-So-Normal
... "Memory, the warder of the brain." --William Shakespeare Macbeth Act 1 Memory and aging Memory: "The power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained&quo...

When It May Not Be Related to Aging: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
... Linda Craig had been on medication for Parkinson’s disease for about eight months when her symptoms rapidly worsened. She experienced increased difficulty walking and talking, had a harder time contro...

Neurological Complications of AIDS Information Page
... Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the result of an infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus attacks selected cells of the immune, nervous, and other systems and im...

Alzheimer''s Disease Information Page
... Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized in the brain by abnormal clumps (amyloid plaques) and tangled bundles of fibers (neurofibrillary tangles) compose...

Binswanger''s Disease Information Page
... Binswanger's disease, sometimes referred to as subcortical dementia, is a rare form of dementia characterized by cerebrovascular lesions in the deep white-matter of the brain, loss of memory and c...

Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page
... Multi-infarct dementia (MID), a common cause of dementia in the elderly, occurs when blood clots block small blood vessels in the brain and destroy brain tissue. Probable risk factors are high blood p...

Dementia With Lewy Bodies Information Page
... Dementia with Lewy bodies, the second most frequent cause of dementia in elderly adults, is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with abnormal structures (Lewy bodies) found in certain areas of the...

Pick''s Disease Information Page
... Pick's disease is a form of dementia characterized by a slowly progressive deterioration of social skills and changes in personality, along with impairment of intellect, memory, and language. Alth...

Estrogen-Alone Hormone Therapy Could Increase Risk of Dementia in Older Women
... Older women using estrogen-alone hormone therapy could be at a slightly greater risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), than women who do not use any menopausal hormone th...

Rates of Dementia Increase Among Older Women on Combination Hormone Therapy
... Older women taking combination hormone therapy had twice the rate of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), compared with women who did not take the medication, according to new findings from a...

The Dementias: Hope Through Research
... A woman in her early 50s was admitted to a hospital because of increasingly odd behavior. Her family reported that she had been showing memory problems and strong feelings of jealousy. She also had be...

Molecular Fingerprint Predicts HIV-Associated Dementia
... A new study using a cutting edge research technique called "proteomics protein fingerprinting" shows that HIV patients with dementia have distinct protein patterns in their blood, setting them apart f...

CADASIL
... Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, usually called CADASIL, is an inherited condition that affects small arteries (blood vessels) mainly in the ...

FDA Updates Hormone Therapy Information for Post Menopausal Women
... The Food and Drug Administration is requesting that manufacturers update labeling for hormone therapy products (estrogen and combination estrogen and progestin products) for use by postmenopausal wome...