Cindy's Blog

MORE THAN 40 TYPES OF DEMENTIA ! ! !

There are currently more than 40 different types of named dementias, but literally hundreds of things that can cause symptoms like a dementia. Everything from vitamin deficiencies to organ damage to inherited causes--that's one reason why diagnosis is crucial--it COULD be a cause that is reversible. To name just a few of the less common types of dementia includes Binswanger's Disease, Huntington Disease, Parkinson's, Pick's Disease, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Fronto-temporal Dementia, Vascular Dementia, as well as dementias associated with HIV, Alcoholism, and Down Syndrome.

Alzheimer's and Dementia Counseling and Education
call Cindy Keith of M.I.N.D. in Memory Care
(814)-235-0691
keithc@mindinmemorycare.com

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