Alzheimer’s disease dominates public awareness of dementia, but it is far from the only form. Vascular and less typical ...

While some decline in the ability to remember is a normal part of aging, for a subset of people, growing older brings the onset of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. In such ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, and working memory. Memory is a process in your brain that enables you to ...

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes changes in your thinking and memory that interfere with your daily activities. The Cognitive Disorders Clinic at University of Utah Health is the most ...

New guidelines will help doctors identify patients with a common memory-loss syndrome that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The diagnostic criteria for limbic-predominant ...

Proposed clinical criteria for a memory loss disorder that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease (AD), have been published. The new criteria for limbic-predominant amnestic neurodegenerative ...

Memory changes are common but not necessarily a normal part of the aging process. Many issues related to an aging brain can be treated—and in some cases prevented. Geriatric specialist Dr. Michelle ...