Dementia

Learn about a recently characterized form of dementia, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), including the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis.

Learn about steps you can take that may help lower your risk for dementia in this NIA infographic. Download, print, and share with your friends and family.

Learn more about four different types of dementia, what's happening in the brain, and more. Read and share this NIA infographic.

These tips for people living alone with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia are designed to help people cope with changes in memory and thinking, prepare for the future, and stay active.

Learn about biomarkers — measures of what’s happening in the body — used in dementia detection and research, including brain imaging tests such as MRI and PET.

Caring for a person with dementia at the end of life has special challenges. Help them have good quality of life as they’re dying.

Family members who care for someone with Lewy body dementia can get support to maintain health and help doctors and others understand the disease.

Getting help from family, friends, doctors, and other professionals ensures the best possible care and quality of life for a person with Lewy body dementia.

Lewy body dementia is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Health professionals, patients, and family can read more about diagnosing Lewy body dementia.

What is Lewy body dementia? What are the symptoms? How is it treated? Read about this progressive disease that is one of the most common causes of dementia.