Moments of clarity in the fog of dementia - Mayo Clinic News …
Mar 4, 2024 · The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association investigated lucid episodes in people living with later stages of dementia. Learn more.
Researchers identify new criteria to detect rapidly progressive …
Nov 8, 2023 · Mayo Clinic researchers have identified new scoring criteria allowing for the detection of treatable forms of rapidly progressive dementia.
What is frontotemporal dementia? - Mayo Clinic News Network
Feb 23, 2024 · Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Dietary supplements don't reduce dementia …
Jun 11, 2019 · Do dietary supplements reduce your risk of dementia and improve brain health? The Global Council on Brain Health says they don't. In a new report, the organization …
Signs and symptoms of Lewy body dementia
Sep 3, 2020 · Lewy body dementia, also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease dementia. Protein …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding delirium versus dementia
Dec 28, 2018 · Unlike dementia, which develops gradually over a long period of time, the start of delirium usually is rapid. Symptoms of delirium require prompt medical evaluation to determine …
Mayo Clinic researchers to study causes of rapidly progressive …
Jan 8, 2025 · Mayo Clinic researchers will try to figure out clinical traits of rapidly progressive dementia, a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes rapid cognitive decline.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: My mom has Alzheimer’s. What does that …
Sep 16, 2024 · Increasing age is the strongest known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, but genetics and lifestyle also influence risk and protection against disease.
Acting Out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia, Mayo …
Mar 19, 2013 · SAN DIEGO — The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies — the second most common form of dementia in the elderly — is whether he …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: 4 ways to reduce your risk of dementia
Jun 8, 2022 · Dementia is caused by brain disease. Alzheimer's disease is the most common and the one best known to the public. Diseases that affect the blood vessels — the same diseases …