Dementia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Overview Dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities The symptoms interfere with a person's daily life Dementia isn't one specific disease Several diseases can cause dementia Memory loss is one of the early symptoms of dementia
Memory loss: When to seek help - Mayo Clinic You may need blood tests, brain-imaging scans and other tests that can help pinpoint reversible causes of memory loss and dementia-like symptoms You might be referred to a specialist in diagnosing dementia or memory conditions, such as a neurologist, psychiatrist, psychologist or geriatrician
Lewy body dementia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Overview Lewy body dementia, also known as LBD, is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease Protein deposits called Lewy bodies develop in nerve cells in the brain The protein deposits affect brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement
Alzheimers disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia Alzheimer's disease is the biological process that begins with the appearance of a buildup of proteins in the form of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain
Dementia care at Mayo Clinic Your Mayo Clinic care team works with you and your family and care partners to help you learn more about dementia and the steps you can take to manage your condition
Moments of clarity in the fog of dementia - Mayo Clinic News Network A recent Mayo Clinic study published in Alzheimer's Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association investigated lucid episodes in people living with later stages of dementia, providing insights into how these occurrences reveal themselves
What is Dementia? - Mayo Clinic Connect Dementia is a word that describes a variety of symptoms that affect memory, thinking, and social abilities in a way that affects a person’s daily life Think of it as an umbrella
Alzheimers stages: How the disease progresses - Mayo Clinic Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms that affect intellectual and social abilities enough to interfere with daily activity The five Alzheimer's stages can help you understand what might happen