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An Overview of Different Types of Dementia and Their Causes
- 6:41, 30th August 2018
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Alzheimer’s disease is generally considered as the main cause of most of the dementia cases. Do you know there are also other causes of dementia? It is necessary for you to be aware of the various types of dementia and their causing factors, as the treatment varies. Initial detection is mandatory to hinder the progress of irrecoverable dementias.
Let us have a look at the most common types of dementia and their origins:
#Alzheimer's disease: This type of brain disease is named for German physician Alois Alzheimer. It destructs brain cells and leads to memory, behavior and thinking issues. It is caused due to the generation of the hippocampus and brain’s cerebral cortex where cognition, language, and memory are located.
#Vascular Dementia: This form of dementia is caused by irregular blood flow to the brain, depriving brain cells and oxygen the cells need to function properly. There are also other conditions like, diabetes, hypertension, and stroke that narrow down your blood vessels.
#Dementia with Lewy Bodies(DLB): This type of dementia is caused due to abnormal deposits of protein, known as Lewy bodies, which develop in your nerve cells inside your brain stem. This results in the disruption of the brain’s capability to function properly, and destruction of cognition and behavior. It is generally linked with Parkinson’s Disease and even causes tremors. There is no0 known treatment of DLB.
#Mixed Dementia: Vascular disease and Alzheimer's are the common causes of mixed dementia. It is the kind of dementia that occurs due to more than one medical condition.
#Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH): It occurs when excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain’s ventricle. This causes thinking and reasoning complications, trouble in walking and bladder control loss.
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