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  1. Dementia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Dementia isn't one specific disease. Several diseases can cause dementia. Memory loss is one of the early symptoms of dementia. But having memory loss alone ...

  2. Alzheimer's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Understand more about this brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia. Also learn about new tests and medicines.

  3. Dementia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Medications. The following medicines are used to temporarily improve dementia symptoms. Cholinesterase inhibitors. These medicines work by boosting levels of a ...

  4. Alzheimer's and dementia: What's the difference? - Mayo Clinic

    Frontotemporal dementia; Vascular dementia; Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy; Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Parkinson's disease dementia ...

  5. Alzheimer's disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Understand more about this brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia. Also learn about new tests and medicines.

  6. Frontotemporal dementia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), also known as frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), is an umbrella term for a group of brain diseases that mainly affect the ...

  7. Vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Learn more about this stroke-related type of dementia that causes memory loss and can affect reasoning. Prevention is possible, and good heart health is ...

  8. Dementia - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Dementia care at Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic experts from many disciplines — including neurology, neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry — collaborate to provide ...

  9. Memory loss: When to seek help - Mayo Clinic

    The decline is greater than the changes of aging and less than those of dementia. Having mild cognitive impairment doesn't prevent you from doing everyday tasks ...

  10. Tuesday Q and A: Many conditions result in dementia, but Alzheimer’s is most common

    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's disease? Are they hereditary? ANSWER: Dementia is a broad term used to describe a ...