Physicians should be able to recognize common dementia syndromes. After excluding reversible causes of dementia, there are four common dementia syndromes, which are Alzheimer's disease ...

A bout 13% of individuals diagnosed with dementia may suffer instead from reversible cognitive decline caused by advanced liver disease, according to researchers from the Virginia Commonwealth ...

New research connects mild acute kidney injury (AKI) with increased risks of dementia and cognitive impairment in older ...

without AKI. The composite of mild cognitive impairment and probable dementia was also higher among patients with AKI. Mild and reversible AKI was tied to an increased risk for probable dementia ...

But if you’re worried about dementia—a fear that affects nearly 40% of adults 55 and over—it’s important to understand the real symptoms. Trouble with visual images and spatial ...

If someone with dementia has severe symptoms that put their health and safety at risk or a caregiver is unable to cope, a care home may be necessary. A person with dementia may require a care home ...

The dementia risk was greater for women and Black Americans, the study found. New cases of dementia in the United States are projected to double in the next three decades, a new study suggests.

A disturbing new study has predicted that new cases of dementia will double by 2060, estimating that 1 million adults will develop the memory-destroying brain disease that ultimately renders ...

As the US population ages, the number of people diagnosed with dementia each year is projected to double – from about 514,000 cases in 2020 to about 1 million a year by 2060. Much of this trend ...

Pam Belluck reports on brain health and neuroscience. The number of people in the United States who develop dementia each year will double over the next 35 years to about one million annually by ...