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What Is Vascular Dementia?
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What is the difference between vascular dementia and Alzheimer's?

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Here's a link to the Cleveland Clinic's explanation of Vascular Dementia:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/...

What's The Difference Between Alzheimer's And Demetia?
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Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease Read Article...
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Regarding my previous comment above: In further reading, I think the Hope study involves more than what I’ve read about. The audio treatment that I mentioned is probably just a part of this study. I… read more

How Does Alzheimers Differ From Lewy Body Dementia
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Go to you tube and enter lewy body...lots of info.

What Are Some The Other Forms Of Under That Umbrella And What Are The Differences?
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I understand that Alzheimers is a form of dementia (dementia is like an umbrella of which Alzheimer under.

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No, Thank you, I will get the book.

Is Dementia/Alzheimer's Hereditary? Should I Get Checked For Alzheimer's? Is There A Way To Get An Early Diagnosis?
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My mother has Dementia and my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last summer. Is there a way to find out if I have early stage Dementia/Alzheimer's?

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My husband also 2014 but he lived till Dec 27,2023 at age 87 he also was on Aricept

My Husband Has Lewy Body Dementia I Need To More About It Please
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@A myALZteam Member. I would contact your local Alzheimer's Association for information. Good luck.

Had Anyone Been Misdiagnosed With Alzheimer's When They Actually Have Vascular Dementia? After Her Stroke Mom Was Labeled Very Quickly.
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My husband was diagnosed with vascular dementia! Then they went on to say he has Parkinson Lewy Body Dementia. I don't know where we're truly at! He had serious 9 Hour surgery a year ago and I… read more

Does Anyone Know The Difference Between Dementia And ALZ?
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I took a module course through Wicking Dementia Centre. The course is called: "Understanding Dementia"
There are 7 modules and one must pass a test at the end of each module before moving to the next module
I learned here that Alzheimer's is an illness that progresses to Dementia. I also learned that other illnesses such as Lewy Body, Parkinson's, Diabetes and or HBP etc., can also progress to Dementia. There are 4 types of Dementia: (1)Alzheimer's, (2) Lewy Body, (3)Vascular and (4)Fronto… read more

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I have taken a course through the Rosalind Carter Institute. I am a spouse of a Navy Veteran so if any one has issues with the VA. I might well have someone that if I dont know the answer some one… read more

Does Anyone Else Notice A Lot Of Twitching And Jumping When Their Loved One With Dementia Is Sleeping During The Day.my
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My mums limbs twitch and jump when she is dosing during the day.

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Coul be sleep apnea...body starvd for oxygen...twitching. I have h.ad a CPAP for 10+ yrs...I wa twitching and snorting...now im not.

How Can You Tell The Difference Is Someone Just Has Dementia And Has Alzheimer’s??
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Think of Alzheimer’s as a disease and think of dementia as a condition. There are other diseases (FrontotemporalDegeneration, Lewy Body Dementia, Vascular Cognitive Impairment) that share the same… read more