Dementia

Dementia: Introduction

Dementia: Dementia is characterized significant loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity, severe enough to interfere with social or ... more about Dementia.

Dementia: Various mental impairment conditions. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dementia is available below.

Symptoms of Dementia

• Dementia
• Mental decline
• Cognitive loss
• Memory loss
• Short-term memory loss
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 19 symptoms of Dementia

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Dementia:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Dementia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Dementia:

• Memory problems
• Personality problems (see Personality change)
• Behavioral problems
• Inability to drive
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Dementia

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Dementia?

• Misdiagnosis of Dementia
• Failure to diagnose Dementia
• Hidden causes of Dementia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Dementia

Dementia: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Dementia: Medical Mistakes

• Alzheimer's Disease -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Dementia: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Dementia:

• Senior Health
• Memory Care
• Stroke
• Brain
• more product offers...»

Dementia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Dementia

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness...read more »

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there are various possibilities,...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur...read more »

Huntington disease maybe confused: Huntington Disease is an autosomal dominant disorder presenting as an inherited adult onset neurological disorder. The patient has three characteristic features...read more »

Dementia to be spotted early on: Dementia is an important diagnosis to consider in the elderly. A vigorous search for a possible cause of...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Dementia

Dementia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Dementia

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Dementia:

• Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Dementia, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Dementia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Dementia

• Dementia
• Delirium - see also causes of delirium (similar symptoms to dementia)
• Alzheimer's disease
• Stroke
• Multi-Infarct Dementia
• more causes...»

See full list of 357 causes of Dementia

More information about causes of Dementia:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Dementia (26 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Dementia (24 listings)
• Underlying causes of Dementia
• Dementia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Dementia as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Dementia

Treatments for Dementia

• Vitamin B3 - possibly used for related vitamin B3 deficiency
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Dementia

Latest Treatments for Dementia

• Oxygen
• Electrolyte replacement
• Acetaminophen
• Haloperidol
• Quetiapine
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 latest treatments for Dementia

News Archives for Dementia

Medical news articles related to Dementia include:

• Questionnaire May Help Spot Early Dementia
• Alzheimer's and Even Mild Dementia Hasten Death
• Severe Low Blood Sugar Ups Older Diabetics' Dementia Risk
• Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
• Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia
• Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Dementia

Patient Surveys for Dementia

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Dementia
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Prognosis for Dementia

More about prognosis of Dementia

Reseach about Dementia

Visit our research pages for current research about Dementia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Dementia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Dementia include:

• Dopamine Transporter Scintigraphy Imaging (DAT-Imaging) in Patients With Lewy Body Dementia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - DatSCAN
• Enhancing Care Coordination: Hospital to Home for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults and Their Caregivers - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Risperidone in the Treatment of Behavioral Disturbances in Patients With Dementia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Risperidone
• A Comparison of Two Standard Therapies in the Management of Dementia With Agitation - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - risperidone,quetiapine,olanzapine,divalproex
• A Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Risperidone Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Behavioral Disturbances in Patients With Dementia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - risperidone
• more trials...»

See full list of 395 Clinical Trials for Dementia

Statistics for Dementia

• Medical statistics for Dementia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Dementia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Dementia
• Society statistics for Dementia

Dementia: Broader Related Topics

• Brain conditions
• Mental illness
• more types...»

Types of Dementia

Types of Dementia

• Alzheimer's Disease - most common cause of dementia.
• Multi-Infarct Dementia
• Dementia With Lewy Bodies
• Binswanger's Disease
• Pick's Disease
• more types...»

See full list of 5 Types of Dementia

Curable Types of Dementia

Possibly curable types of Dementia include:

• Dementia due to hypothyroidism
• Dementia due to cardiovascular disease
• Dementia due to B1 deficiency
• Dementia due to folate deficiency
• Dementia due to hypoglycaemia
• Dementia due to hypercalcemia
• more types...»

Rare Types of Dementia:

Rare types of Dementia include:

• Dementia related to Pick's disease
• Dementia due to Moyamoya disease
• Dementia due to syphilis
• Dementia due to hypoglycaemia
• Aids dementia complex
• more types...»

Stories from Users Related to Dementia

• Brain is shrinking...Help!!!
• Not sure WHAT i have anymore, constant anger and brain fog
• Panic or Dementia?
• Strange manifestations of light and sound in brain at night
• Confusing brain, visual and weight loss symptoms
• brain calcification
• brain quivering feeling HELP
• Brain twitches?
• Heaviness in brain
• If not dementia then what?
• Issue with my... brain?
• help. brain damadge?
• Brain strinking. What does that mean? Help
• Thinning brain????
• I am worried this is linked to my brain.....
• Update: Mri Brain Findings
• Brain fog and UTI
• Heat on brain, WHY is it there???
• My wife was right, I have 1/2 a brain
• Dementia (Age 15)

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Dementia, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
• See all the forums.

Article Excerpts about Dementia

Aging - Women Getting Older: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Dementia is characterized significant loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity, severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in older people. (Source: excerpt from Aging - Women Getting Older: NWHIC)

Clinical Trials Alzheimer''s Disease and Related Disorders: NIMH (Excerpt)

People who have serious changes in their memory, personality, and behavior may suffer from a form of brain disease called dementia. Dementia seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. Alzheimer's disease is one of many types of dementia. (Source: excerpt from Clinical Trials Alzheimer''s Disease and Related Disorders: NIMH)

Definitions of Dementia:

Brain damage which has persisted over a long period of time. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin - (Source - WordNet 2.1)