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  1. Dementia Information
  2. Types of Dementia

Types of Dementia

There are various types or causes of dementia. It is possible for someone to have a combination of these types, which can make an accurate diagnosis more difficult.

BRACE can fund research into any type of dementia and research grants in recent years have focused on the four most common types – Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia and frontotemporal dementia. Please see separate listings below for more information about these.

Other types include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Wernicke-Korsakoff’s dementia, and the dementias related to Parkinson’s disease or Huntington’s disease. Patients may also have mixed dementia, where more than one type is present.

It has been common for many years to use the word “Alzheimer’s” to refer to all forms of dementia, and the largest charities dedicated to combating dementia have tended to use “Alzheimer’s” in their name. However, this is like referring to the United Kingdom as Great Britain; it is most of it, but not all. There are over 100 different types of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60-70% of cases.

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Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

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Published: 16th January, 2017

Updated: 6th February, 2019

Author: Henry Lowe

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Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)

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Published: 16th January, 2017

Updated: 6th February, 2019

Author: Henry Lowe

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Vascular dementia

Vascular dementia

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Published: 16th January, 2017

Updated: 6th February, 2019

Author: Henry Lowe

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Alzheimer's disease (AD)

Alzheimer's disease (AD)

The most common form of Dementia Read more

Published: 16th January, 2017

Updated: 6th February, 2019

Author: Henry Lowe

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