Rare Dementias

HS-AGING: Dementia in Super-Seniors

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Although Alzheimer's is the most recognized cause of dementia, Hippocampal Sclerosis, or HS-AGING, also causes serious cognitive impairment in older adults. In those who live beyond the age of 95, HS-AGING is roughly as prevalent as Alzheimer's.

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Autoimmune Dementia

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Diabetes and other auto immune disorders cause brain inflammation, resulting in reversible dementia. 64% of the time, treatment helps, according to new Mayo Clinic research.

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Boxer's Syndrome (Dementia Pugilistica) & Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

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Dementia pugilistica, also called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or Boxer's syndrome, is caused by head trauma, such as that experienced by people who have been punched many times in the head during boxing.

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HIV-Associated Dementia (HAD)

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HIV-associated dementia (HAD) results from infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS.

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease & Dementia

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder that affects about one in every million people per year worldwide. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is characterized by rapidly progressive dementia.

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Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)

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Corticobasal degeneration is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by nerve cell loss and atrophy (shrinkage) of multiple areas of the brain including the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia.

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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS)

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Wernicke's encephalopathy is a degenerative brain disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B1).

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