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Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a type of dementia, a group of diseases involving progressive neurodegeneration of the central nervous system. [ 11] It is one of the two Lewy body dementias, along with Parkinson's disease dementia. [ 12] Dementia with Lewy bodies can be classified in other ways.
Several specific diagnostic criteria can be used to diagnose vascular dementia, including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) criteria, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke criteria, Association ...
Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia are similar in many ways, suggesting there may be a common pathophysiological mechanism, with PDD and DLB at opposite ends of a Lewy body disease spectrum, [2] and a shared component of protein deposits in Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites. [16]
2.4 million (2016) [ 9] Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday activities. This typically involves problems with memory, thinking, behavior, and motor control. [ 10]
Binswanger's disease, also known as subcortical leukoencephalopathy and subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy, [ 1] is a form of small-vessel vascular dementia caused by damage to the white brain matter. [ 2] White matter atrophy can be caused by many circumstances including chronic hypertension as well as old age. [ 3]
Frontotemporal dementia is an early onset disorder that mostly occurs between the ages of 45 and 65, [ 13] but can begin earlier, and in 20–25% of cases onset is later. [ 11][ 14] Men and women appear to be equally affected. [ 15] It is the most common early presenting dementia. [ 16]
Pseudodementia (otherwise known as depression-related cognitive dysfunction or depressive cognitive disorder) is a condition that leads to cognitive and functional impairment imitating dementia that is secondary to psychiatric disorders, especially depression. Pseudodementia can develop in a wide range of neuropsychiatric disease such as ...
Early-onset Alzheimer's disease ( EOAD ), also called younger-onset Alzheimer's disease ( YOAD ), [ 1] is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65. [ 2] It is an uncommon form of Alzheimer's, accounting for only 5–10% of all Alzheimer's cases. About 60% have a positive family history of Alzheimer's and 13% of them are inherited in ...