In this Article - Dementia facts* - Introduction to dementia -
What is dementia? - What are the different kinds of dementia? -
Alzheimer's disease - Vascular dementia - Lewy body dementia -
Frontotemporal dementia - HIV-associated dementia - Huntington's
disease - Dementia pugilistica - Corticobasal degeneration -
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Other rare hereditary dementias -
Secondary dementias - Dementias in children - What other
conditions can cause dementia? - What conditions are not
dementia? - What causes dementia? - What are the risk factors
for dementia? - How is dementia diagnosed? - Is there any
treatment for dementia? - Can dementia be prevented? - What kind
of care does a person with dementia need? - What research is
being done? - How can I help research? - Where can I get more
information? - Find a local Neurologist in your town How Is
Dementia Diagnosed? Doctors employ a number of strategies to
diagnose dementia. It is important that they rule out any
treatable conditions, such as depression, nor