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Various Types of Dementia

Dementia is an umbrella term for loss of memory and other thinking abilities severe enough to interfere with daily life.

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  • Alzheimer's
  • Vascular
  • Lewy body
  • Frontotemporal
  • Other, including Huntington's
  • * Mixed dementia: Dementia from more than one cause

Resources On Various Types Of Dementia And Mild Cognitive Impairment

View infographic from the National Institute on Aging on major types of dementia, their causes and symptoms, what is going on in the brain and the varying ages at diagnosis.

Mild Cognitive Impairment: 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures with Special Report More Than Normal Aging: Understanding Mild Cognitive Impairment starting on page 81

Lewy Body Dementia Association

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Parkinson's Foundation

Parkinson's Foundation:
Non-Movement Symptoms

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