Memory Digest

Conditions

Dementia types and other conditions that affect memory.

• What Is Dementia?
  Dementia is an umbrella term for a decline in memory and thinking that interferes with daily life. Here's what it is, what causes it, and what it isn't.
• Alzheimer's Disease
  The most common cause of dementia—what happens in the brain, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and today's treatments.
• Vascular Dementia
  The second most common type of dementia, caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. Learn the signs, causes and how to lower risk.
• Lewy Body Dementia
  A common but often misdiagnosed dementia with fluctuating alertness, visual hallucinations, movement problems and acting out dreams.
• Frontotemporal Dementia
  A group of dementias that often strike in midlife and change personality, behavior or language before memory.
• Mixed Dementia (coming soon)
• Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
  MCI is a stage between normal aging and dementia. Learn what it means, what causes it, and what you can do.
• Parkinson's Disease Dementia (coming soon)
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (coming soon)
• Young-Onset Dementia
  Dementia that starts before age 65 brings special challenges—work, children, finances, and getting diagnosed. Here's what to know.
• Delirium vs. Dementia
  Sudden confusion is not dementia—it may be delirium, a medical emergency. How to tell them apart and what to do.
• Reversible Causes of Memory Problems
  Not all memory loss is dementia. Vitamin B12, thyroid problems, medications, depression, sleep apnea and normal pressure hydrocephalus can all be treated.
• Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Memory (coming soon)
• Thyroid Problems and Memory (coming soon)
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (coming soon)
• LATE (Limbic-predominant TDP-43 Encephalopathy) (coming soon)
• Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's (coming soon)
• Huntington's Disease (coming soon)
• Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (coming soon)
• Traumatic Brain Injury and CTE (coming soon)
• Primary Progressive Aphasia (coming soon)
• Posterior Cortical Atrophy (coming soon)
• Depression and Memory ("Pseudodementia") (coming soon)
• Subjective Cognitive Decline (coming soon)
• Amnesia (coming soon)
• Long COVID and Thinking Problems (coming soon)
• Menopause and Memory (coming soon)