There are other types of less common types of Dementias classified based on symptoms.

• Vascular Dementia – Slow thinking, focus issues, after strokes.
• Lewy Body Dementia – Hallucinations, sleep disturbance, movement issues
• Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) –Behavior changes, poor impulse control, language loss
• Parkinson’s Dementia – Movement problems first, then memory/thinking issues
• Mixed Dementia -A combination of two or more types of dementia – like Alzheimer’s plus Vascular dementia.
• Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (CJD) – rare, rapidly progressive, caused by prion proteins.

Non-dementia types that can result in memory loss: Some memory problems that look like dementia can be reversible.

These types of dementia are reversible in some cases.

• Depression – pseudodementia
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Thyroid disorders
• Alcohol-related brain damage
• Medication side effects
• Sleep disorders like sleep apnea and insomnia.

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