What is Dementia?

The World Health Organization has 10 Facts on what IS dementia, as does the Alzheimer’s Association.

It is also important to know that there are many different types of dementia. Dementia is an “umbrella term,” where Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, but dementia is not always Alzheimer’s. The following websites explain what types of diseases can effect your brain health:

• Types of Dementia from the Alzheimer’s Association
• Types of dementia from Northwestern University Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center
• The National Institute on Aging explains the Basics of Alzheimer’s
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Vascular Dementia
• Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
• National Aphasia Association
• Lewy Body Dementia Association
• Cure PSP
  • Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
  • Corticobasal degeneration (CBD)
  • Multiple system atrophy (MSA)
• American Parkinson Disease Association
• Huntington’s Disease Society of America
• The ALS Association