"Dementia is a term for several diseases that affect memory, thinking,
and the ability to perform daily activities"
- World Health Organisation
The most common type of dementia contributing to 60%-70% of cases. It is characterised by brain cell death.
Main symptoms: Forgetting names and recent events, neglecting personal care, mood and personality changes.
The second most common type of dementia. It is caused by a lack of blood flow to the brain. It is strongly related to diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke.
Main symptoms: Problems with problem-solving, slowed thinking, and loss of focus and organisation.
A type of dementia with degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
Main symptoms: Changes in behavior, personality, thinking, judgment, language and movement.
A type of dementia with abnormal deposits of protein inside nerve cells. It shares many symptoms with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's dementias.
Main symptoms: Acting out dreams in sleep, visual hallucinations, uncoordinated or slow movement, tremors, and stiffness.
Majority of people with Parkinson's develop Parkinson's Disease Dementia.
Main symptoms: Understanding visual information, remembering how to do simple daily tasks, confusion, and hallucinations.
People with mixed dementia can have Alzheimer's disease, Vascular dementia and Lewy body dementia together in combination.
Main symptoms: Symptoms may be similar to those of Alzheimer's or another type of dementia.
Courtesy: Mayo Clinic
dementia cases remain undiagnosed
dementia cases remain undiagnosed
Courtesy: World Alzheimer Report 2011 - Alzheimer's Disease International
Aged 65 yrs and over get dementia
Females affected
Doctors think it is related to old age
Carers hide the diagnosis