Memory Clinic Education

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, causing changes in memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms typically develop slowly and gradually worsen over time, eventually interfering with activities in one’s daily life.

Dementia is a broad term used to describe a decline in thinking, memory, or behavior affecting one’s ability to live and function independently.
 

Neurodegenerative conditions in which cognitive and/or behavioral decline is related to changes in the brain’s frontal and/or temporal regions.

Lewy Body Dementia is a neurodegenerative conditions in which cognitive and/or behavioral decline is related to changes in the brain’s frontal and/or temporal regions.

Vascular Dementia is cognitive decline due to impaired blood flow to the brain.

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a clinical diagnosis used to describe individuals to have more problems with cognition (i.e., memory and other thinking abilities) than would be expected for their age. Although these changes may adversely impact one’s daily life, individuals with MCI are still able to care for themselves and live independently.

Mixed dementia is the combination of more than one type of dementia (e.g., Vascular and Alzheimer’s Disease) that is happening at the same time.

Posterior cortical atrophy is a rare form of dementia which is considered a visual variant or an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease. The disease causes atrophy of the posterior part of the cerebral cortex, resulting in the progressive disruption of complex visual processing.

Primary Progressive Aphasia is a neurodegenerative disorder that predominantly affects speech and language abilities during the initial stages.