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Types of Dementia

Types of Dementia

The most common types of dementia are:

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Vascular dementia (also known as multi-infarct dementia)
  • Lewy body dementia
  • Alcohol-Induced dementia
  • Pick's disease
  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • Semantic dementia
  • Progressive non-fluent aphasia

Some conditions can cause secondary dementia in some individuals. These are less common causes: